kakaw
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
- IPA(key): /kaˈkaw/, [kaˈkaʊ̯]
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
- IPA(key): /kaˈkaw/, [kʌˈkaʊ̯]
Noun
kakaw
- the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
- the fruit of this tree
- a cocoa bean; the seed of this plant
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa and kakawate.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kɐˈxaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: ka‧kaw
- Homophone: Cacao
References
- “kakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yucatec Maya
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *kakaw, ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa. Compare Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈkaw]
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