kamagong

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧gong
• IPA^(key): /kamaˈɡoŋ/, [kɐ.mɐˈɡoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

kamagóng

1. Diospyros blancoi; a persimmon tree from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies
2. the reddish wood of this tree

Related terms

• mabolo

Descendants

• → Spanish: camagón
  • → English: camagon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kamagon

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano kamagong, from Proto-Philippine *kamaguŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamaˈɡoŋ/ [kɐ.mɐˈɣoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧gong

Noun

kamagóng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

1. velvet persimmon or mabolo tree (Diospyros blancoi)

   Synonyms: mabolo, talang

2. wood of the mabolo tree

   Synonym: bantulihaw

3. fruit of the mabolo tree

   Synonym: talang

4. ebony (color/colour)

   Synonym: ebano

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Further reading

• “kamagong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018