kenopodyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quenopodio, from the genus name Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kenoˈpodjo/ [kɛ.n̪oˈpoː.d͡ʒo]
• Rhymes: -odjo
• Syllabification: ke‧no‧pod‧yo

Noun

kenopodyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈᜓᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. chenopod; goosefoot

Further reading

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