bitukang manok

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • bitukang-manok

Etymology

From bituka +‎ manok, literally, “intestines of a chicken”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˌtukaŋ maˈnok/ [bɪˌt̪uː.xɐŋ mɐˈn̪ok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: bi‧tu‧kang ma‧nok

Noun

bitukang manók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃᜅ᜔ ᜋᜈᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. sea lettuce (Ulva intestinalis)
  2. (figurative) road full of hairpin bends; zigzag road
    Synonym: daang paliko-liko

Further reading

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