ampalaya

English

Etymology

From Tagalog ampalaya.

Noun

ampalaya (plural ampalayas)

  1. (Philippines) bitter melon
    • 2016, Micky Fenix, What the early Filipinos ate at the time of the Spaniards:
      As we can all guess correctly, bitterness was obtained from plants like the ampalaya.

Tagalog

Noun

ampalayá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜌ)

  1. bitter melon
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