korales

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kurales

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish corales, plural of coral, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /koˈɾales/ [koˈɾaː.lɛs]
• Rhymes: -ales
• Syllabification: ko‧ra‧les
• Homophone: Corrales

Noun

korales (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (zoology) coral

   Synonyms: sagay, bulaklak-bato

2. coral beads; coral stones
3. (botany) bitterwood; quassia (Quassia amara)

   Synonym: kuwasya

See also

• kalansay

 

Further reading

• “korales” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “korales”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018