lapulapu

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Lapu-Lapu, the 16th century datu of Mactan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: la‧pu‧la‧pu

Noun[edit]

lapulapu

  1. the brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
    Synonym: pugapo

Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the 16th century datu of Mactan Lapu-Lapu. See also kulapo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lápulápu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜓᜎᜉᜓ) (zoology)

  1. grouper (fish of the family Epinephelinae)

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Further reading[edit]

  • lapulapu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018