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Tagalog
Etymology
From Chinese, possibly Hokkien 西瓜籽 (si-koa chí, “watermelon seed”) or 生瓜籽 (siⁿ-koa chí, “watermelon seed”) or Mandarin 西瓜子 (xīguāzǐ, “watermelon seed”) as per Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
Noun
singguwatsé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (botany) dried and salted watermelon seed
- Synonym: butong-pakwan
Further reading
- “singguwatse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 53