botong

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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botóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. fish poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica)