alintatao

noun

alin·​ta·​tao

¦älintä¦tau̇

plural -s

1

: a tree (Diospyros pilosanthera)

2

: the hard dark wood of the alintatao

Word History

Etymology

Philippine Spanish, from Tagalog alintatáw

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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