Loanwords from the Philippines 24 words

Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc

(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)

shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament

a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines

a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

a remote and undeveloped area

fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats

Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

water buffalo of the Philippines

evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally

sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate

evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental

Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food

a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp

Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit

a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

a fine cloth made from pineapple fibers

putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

valuable Philippine timber tree

small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines

evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental

a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand