kaong

== Cebuano == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Javanese kawuṅ via Malay kaung. Cognate with Sundanese kawung, Javanese ꦏꦮꦸꦁ (kawung). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ka‧ong === Noun === kaong the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata); an economically important feather palm native to tropical Asia the immature fruit of this tree used as a fruit preserve ==== Synonyms ==== ibyok == Karao == === Noun === kaong female pig that has given birth == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === caong, cauong — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling kawong — obsolete === Etymology === From earlier kawong, possibly borrowed from Malay kaung, borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦸꦁ (kawung) or Sundanese kawung. Ultimately from Old Javanese kawuṅ. Compare Kapampangan kaung, Cebuano kaong, and Malay kabung. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkaʔoŋ/ [ˈkaː.ʔoŋ] Rhymes: -aʔoŋ Syllabification: ka‧ong === Noun === kaong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜅ᜔) sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) Synonym: kabunegro immature fruit of this tree used as a fruit preserve ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “kaong”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “kaong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier. Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.