sambasamba
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduplication of samba (“worship”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˌbasamˈba/ [sɐmˌbaː.sɐmˈba]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: sam‧ba‧sam‧ba
Noun
editsambásambá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)
- praying mantis
- Synonyms: mandadangkal, sasamba
- May isang sambasambang nagtatago sa ibabaw ng malaking bato.
- There is a praying mantis hiding beneath the large rock.
- a type of bitter herb