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kamagong

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧gong
  • IPA(key): /kamaˈɡoŋ/ [kɐ.mɐˈɡoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

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kamagóng

  1. Diospyros blancoi; a persimmon tree from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies
  2. the reddish wood of this tree
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Descendants

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  • Spanish: camagón
    • English: camagon

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cebuano kamagong, from Proto-Philippine *kamaguŋ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kamagóng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜄᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. velvet persimmon or mabolo tree (Diospyros blancoi)
    Synonyms: mabolo, talang
  2. wood of the mabolo tree
    Synonym: bantulihaw
  3. fruit of the mabolo tree
    Synonym: talang
  4. ebony (color/colour)
    Synonym: ebano
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Further reading

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