maruya

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ru‧ya

Noun

maruya

  1. a banana cue

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier madhuya / marhuya, from an unknown source. Possible etymologies include:

Compare Kapampangan baruya, Bikol Central baduya, Cebuano maruya, and Waray-Waray baduya.

Pronunciation

Noun

maruyà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜓᜌ)

  1. banana fritter
    Synonym: pinaypay

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “maruya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “maruya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 900
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 702
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  • Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 325: “Freyr) Marhuya (pp) çierta fruta de ſarten q̃ haçen eſtos de miel harina y agua y luego frienlo, en açeyte de cocos”
    • page 326: “Fruta) Marhuya (pp) de ſarten hecha tortas con miel y harina”
    • page 581: “Tortillas) Marhoya (pp) que haçen en bodas o caſorios ſon grandes como vna mano redondas grueſas como vn dedo maſadas con miel y fritas en açeyte de cocos es fruta de ſarten toſca”
  • Pardo de Tavera, Trinidad Hermenegildo (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog‎ (in Spanish), la Faculté de médecine, A. Davy, page 38

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