sinigwelas
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish ciruela, from Latin cereŏla, an abbreviation of cereola pruna (“wax”) (“wax-coloured plums”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: si‧ni‧gwe‧las
=== Noun ===
sinigwelas
(nonstandard) the jocote (Spondias purpurea); a tree in the cashew family Anacardiaceae
(nonstandard) the fruit of this tree
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sinigwelas.
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
siniguelas — archaic, Spanish-based spelling
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish ciruelas + -in-, the root is the plural of ciruela, which together with the variant cirgüela is used in some places in Latin America to refer to mombins. Doublet of siriwelas and sirwelas.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siniɡˈwelas/ [sɪ.n̪ɪɡˈwɛː.lɐs]
Rhymes: -elas
Syllabification: si‧nig‧we‧las
=== Noun ===
sinigwelas (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜎᜐ᜔)
red mombin (Spondias purpurea)
Synonym: siriwelas
mombin (fruit of the Spondias purpurea tree)
Synonym: siriwelas