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dapdap

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog or Cebuano, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Noun

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dapdap (plural dapdaps)

  1. (Philippines) The Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata.

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Noun

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dapdáp

  1. Indian coral tree

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dap‧dap

Noun

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dapdap

  1. the Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap. Cognate with Malay dedap.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dapdáp (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉ᜔ᜇᜉ᜔)

  1. Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
    Synonyms: karapdap, kasindak

Further reading

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