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TAGALOG | |
| abaca abaka | the Manila-hemp plant, or its fiber. |
| balibuntal | (a hat made of) fine, closely-woven straw. |
| boondock | a remote and wild place. [Tagalog bundok, mountain]. |
| buntal | the straw of the TALIPOT palm. |
| capiz | the translucent shell of a bivalve mollusc, used in making jewellery. Pl. CAPIZES. |
| dita | a tree of India and the Philippines. |
| kabaragoya+ | a very large monitor lizard of SE Asia. |
| kalumpit | a Philippine tree of the MYROBALAN genus. |
| lauan | a lightweight hardwood timber produced by various Philippine trees. |
| lumbang | the candle-nut tree. |
| pili | a kind of nut. |
| piso | a Philippines monetary unit. Pl. PISOS. |
| salangane | a swiftlet that builds edible nests. |
| taguan | a giant flying squirrel of SE Asia. |
| tamarao tamarau timarau | a small wild buffalo of the Philippines. |