makapuno

Cebuano

Etymology

From maka- +‎ puno.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ka‧pu‧no

Noun

makapuno

1. a macapuno; a tree propagated from a coconut sport
2. the fruit of this tree characterized by a seed containing only coconut meat
3. the characteristic soft meat of its fruit

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:makapuno.

See also

• buang nga lubi
• gilakangan sa buwan

Tagalog

Etymology

From maka- +‎ puno.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /makapuˈnoʔ/ [mɐ.xɐ.pʊˈnoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ka‧pu‧no

Noun

makapunô (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜉᜓᜈᜓ)

1. macapuno
2. the fruit from this tree
3. coconut meat from the fruit of a macapuno

Further reading

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