tagabas

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀabas. Compare Hanunoo tagabas and Malay terawas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈɡabas/,
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ga‧bas

Noun

tagabas (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. a type of fern that can be served as a vegetable and found often near rivers or creeks (Diplazium esculentum)
    Synonyms: pako, eletso, kaliskis-ahas

Further reading

  • tagabas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taRabas”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary