paliya

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paria (“bitter melon”). Compare Kapampangan apalia, Tagalog ampalaya, Tausug paliya' and Malay/Indonesian peria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈlija/ [pɐˈl̪i.jɐ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧li‧ya

Noun

paliya (Badlit spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜌ)

  1. Momordica charantia, a vine in the family Cucurbitaceae
  2. the fruit of this plant used as a vegetable; bitter melon
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