botong

English

Noun

botong

1. (Philippines) Synonym of fish poison tree.
   • 2001, Emiliano D. Sotalbo, Trees, Palms, and Bamboos of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, page 81:

     The botong tree is indigenous to the seashores of tropical Asia and Polynesia

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• butong, boton

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun. Compare Bikol Central butong, Fijian vutu, Malagasy bontona, Malay butung, and Maori hutu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /boˈtoŋ/ [boˈt̪oŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: bo‧tong

Noun

botóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. fish poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica)