luy-a
Cebuano
Etymology
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: luy‧a
Noun
luy-a
- the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale)
- a ginger rhizome
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:luy-a.