pitumbuko

Tagalog

Etymology

From pito (“seven”) +‎ -m- +‎ buko (“node; knuckle; joint”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pitumbuˈko/ [pɪ.t̪ʊm.bʊˈxo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: pi‧tum‧bu‧ko

Noun

pitumbukó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

1. (colloquial) scorpion

   Synonyms: alakdan, atang-atang, (Marinduque) iwi

Further reading

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