dilambuwaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dilang-buwaya
• dilang buaya

Etymology

From dila +‎ -m- +‎ buwaya, literally “crocodile's tongue”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˌlambuˈaja/ [d̪ɪˌlamˈbwaː.jɐ], /ˌdilambuˈaja/ [ˌd̪iː.lɐmˈbwaː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: di‧lam‧bu‧wa‧ya

Noun

dilámbuwáya or dílambuwáya (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜏᜌ)

1. aloe vera

   Synonyms: sabila, aksibal, sabila pinya

References

• “dilambuwaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018