aldonisis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aldonises
• aldosines

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaldoˈnisis/ [ʔɐl.d̪oˈn̪iː.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -isis
• Syllabification: al‧do‧ni‧sis

Noun

aldonisis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. calamondin; calamansi (Citrus × microcarpa, Citrofortunella mitis)

   Synonyms: kalamansi, (chiefly western Marinduque) kalamunding, (western Marinduque) dayap, (Quezon) kidya, sintunis

Further reading

• “aldonisis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “aldonisis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier