bogambilya

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bougainvillea, named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811). Compare Spanish buganvilla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bogambilya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (botany)

  1. bougainvillea (especially the great bougainvillea, Bougainvillea spectabilis)

Further reading

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