perres

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəʀəs. Cf. Tagalog pigis.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: per‧res
  • (northern Ilocano) IPA(key): /pɛrˈrɛs/
  • (southern Ilocano) IPA(key): /pɯrˈrɯs/

Noun

perrés

  1. citrus fruit (generic term)

References

Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 454

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