bogambilya

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Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from English bougainvillea, named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811). Compare Spanish buganvilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

bogambilya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜄᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (botany)

  1. bougainvillea (especially the great bougainvillea, Bougainvillea spectabilis)

Further reading

  • bogambilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018