alupag

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • halupag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalupaʀ (“persimmon”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaluˈpaɡ/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈpaɡ], /ʔaˈlupaɡ/ [ʔɐˈlu.pɐɡ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡ, -upaɡ
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧pag

Noun

alupág or alupag (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜉᜄ᜔)

  1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)
    Synonyms: alupay, alipay
  2. rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
    Synonyms: alipay, alpay, rambutan

Derived terms

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