tiyesa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tisa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tiesa. Compare Cebuano tisa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈesa/ [ˈt͡ʃɛː.sɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈesa/ [ˈt̪jɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ti‧ye‧sa

Noun

tiyesa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜒᜐ)

1. Pouteria campechiana (an evergreen tree introduced from Mexico and Central America)
2. canistel (fruit of this tree)

References

• “tiyesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018