sampalok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sampaloc — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˈpalok/ [sɐmˈpaː.lok̚]
• Rhymes: -alok
• Syllabification: sam‧pa‧lok
• Homophone: Sampaloc

Noun

sampalok (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. tamarind (tree and fruit)

Derived terms

• sampa-sampalukan
• sinampalukan

 

Related terms

• Sampaloc

Further reading

• “sampalok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 566: “Tamarindo) Sampaloc (pp) arbol conoçido, lleua vna fruta agria en vaynas largas como habas.”