Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From Hokkien 芫荽 (oân-sui, “coriander”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /wanˈsoj/, [wɐnˈsoɪ̯]
- Hyphenation: wan‧soy
wansóy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)
- coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- Synonyms: kulantro, koriyandro, silantro, koriander
Further reading
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- “wansoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 137
