usbong

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Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔusˈboŋ/, [ʔʊsˈboŋ]
  • Hyphenation: us‧bong

Noun[edit]

usbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. bulge; swelling (on a surface)
    Synonyms: umbok, tambok
  2. (botany) bud (of a flower)
    Synonym: buko
  3. (botany) sprout (of a mushroom)
    Synonym: butong
  4. (by extension) new growth; sprout
    Synonyms: supang, suloy
  5. (figurative) progress; development
    Synonyms: unlad, pag-unlad, progreso, lago, paglago

Derived terms[edit]

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