penoy

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien. See also Hokkien 白 (pe̍h, “white”), 卵 (nūi, “egg”), and 皮卵 (phôe-nūi, “century egg”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpenoj/ [ˈpɛː.n̪oɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -enoj
• Syllabification: pe‧noy

Noun

penoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

1. hard-boiled duck egg

See also

• pesa

Further reading

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