puto bumbong

See also: puto-bumbong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• puto-bumbong

Etymology

From puto (“steamed rice cake”) +‎ bumbong (“bamboo cylindrical container”). Compare Indonesian putu bumbung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌputo bumˈboŋ/ [ˌpuː.t̪o bʊmˈboŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: pu‧to bum‧bong

Noun

puto bumbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜓ ᜊᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

1. puto bumbong (Filipino purple rice cake steamed in bamboo tubes)

See also

• niyog
• puto-sulot

Further reading

• “puto bumbong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024