kalumpang

noun

ka·​lum·​pang

¦käləm¦päŋ

plural -s

Philippines

: a large tropical Old World tree (Sterculia foetida) having foul-smelling blossoms that are followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich and protein-rich seeds sometimes used as food and yielding light soft wood that is sometimes used for carving

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog kalumpáng

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