ponkan

English

Alternative forms

  • poncan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

Noun

ponkan (plural ponkans)

  1. A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis).

Japanese

Romanization

ponkan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ポンかん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ポンカン

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English ponkan, from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoŋkan/, [ˈpoŋ.kɐn]
  • Hyphenation: pon‧kan

Noun

ponkan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. ponkan (Citrus poonensis, a species of citrus fruit, similar to a tangerine (fruit), mandarin orange, orange)
  2. (colloquial) tangerine (fruit); mandarin orange; orange (fruit)
    Synonyms: tangherina, mandarin, kahel, narangha

See also

Further reading

  • ponkan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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