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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
banagan
- any of several spiny lobster species:
- the scalloped spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus)
- the ornate spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus)
- the long-legged spiny lobster (Panulirus longipes)
- the pronghorn spiny lobster (Panulirus penicillatus)
- the painted rock lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
Quotations
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Chavacano
Noun
banagán
- lobster
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /banaˈɡan/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧na‧gan
Noun
banagán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜄᜈ᜔)
- a kind of spiny lobster (Panulirus)
- (obsolete) dog
- Synonym: aso
Further reading
- “banagan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018