wansoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• unsoy
• wansuy
• yansoy

Etymology

From Hokkien 芫荽 (oân-sui, “coriander”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /wanˈsoj/ [wɐn̪ˈsoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: wan‧soy

Noun

wansóy (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

1. coriander (Coriandrum sativum)

   Synonyms: kulantro, koriyandro, silantro, koriander

Further reading

• “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