kaong

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese kawuṅ via Malay kaung. Cognate with Sundanese kawung, Javanese ꦏꦮꦸꦁ (kawung).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ong

Noun

kaong

  1. the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata); an economically important feather palm native to tropical Asia
  2. the immature fruit of this tree used as a fruit preserve

Synonyms

Karao

Noun

kaong

  1. female pig that has given birth
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