paskuwita

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pascuita. By surface analysis, paskuwa +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paskuˈita/ [pɐsˈkwi.tɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: pas‧ku‧wi‧ta

Noun

paskuwita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜆ) (botany)

  1. little Christmas flower (Euphorbia leucocephala)
    Synonym: flor de niño

Further reading
  • “paskuwita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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