kalapating sugo

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalapati +‎ sugo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˌpatiŋ ˈsuɡoʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˌpaː.t̪ɪn̪ ˈsuː.ɣoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɡoʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧pa‧ting su‧go

Noun

kalapating sugò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜓᜄᜓ)

1. messenger pigeon; carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 225