plapla

Tagalog

plapla paputok

Alternative forms

• pla-pla

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈplapla/ [ˈplaː.plɐ]
• Rhymes: -apla
• Syllabification: pla‧pla

Noun

plapla (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔ᜎ)

1. (zoology) large tilapia fish
2. (pyrotechnics) triangle-shaped firecracker

   Hypernym: paputok

Further reading

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