kakawate

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kakawati

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish cacahuate, variant of cacahuete (“peanut”), from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl (“cocoa bean”). Doublet of kokwa and kakaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kakaˈwate/ [kɐ.xɐˈwaː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: ka‧ka‧wa‧te

Noun

kakawate (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜏᜆᜒ)

1. quickstick (Gliricidia sepium)

   Synonyms: madrekakaw, marikakaw, balok-balok

Further reading

• “kakawate”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kakawate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018