kakawate

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

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