sambasamba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• samba-samba

Etymology

Reduplication of samba (“worship”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˌbasamˈba/ [sɐmˌbaː.sɐmˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sam‧ba‧sam‧ba

Noun

sambásambá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. praying mantis

   Synonyms: mandadangkal, sasamba

   May isang sambasambang nagtatago sa ibabaw ng malaking bato.

   There is a praying mantis hiding beneath the large rock.

2. a type of bitter herb