abuab

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aboab — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• abutab
• abuwab
• abwab

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabuˈʔab/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈʔab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧ab

Noun

abuáb (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜀᜊ᜔)

1. (botany) tree whose bark is used to poison arrows (Lophopetalum javanicum)

   Synonyms: dita, butingi, dayandang, bokbok

2. arrow poison

Derived terms

• abuab-bagin
• abuaban

 

See also

• kamandag
• lason

Further reading

• “abuab”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018