kalamismis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalamisˈmis/ [kɐ.lɐ.mɪsˈmis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧mis‧mis

Noun

kalamismís (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (chiefly western Marinduque, botany) winged bean

   Synonyms: sigarilyas, (eastern Marinduque) kabay

2. (zoology) Venus clam belonging to the genus Circe

   Synonym: kamot-pusa

Further reading

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