ponkan

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

Noun[edit]

ponkan (plural ponkans)

  1. A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis).

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ponkan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ポンかん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ポンカン

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English ponkan, from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoŋkan/, [ˈpoŋ.kɐn]
  • Hyphenation: pon‧kan

Noun[edit]

ponkan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. ponkan (Citrus poonensis, a species of citrus fruit, similar to a tangerine (fruit), mandarin orange, orange)
  2. (colloquial) tangerine (fruit); mandarin orange; orange (fruit)
    Synonyms: tangherina, mandarin, kahel, narangha

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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