Etymology

Punggol

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Today it means: A planning area and new town in the northeast of Singapore. Full definition →

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The story

From Malay, supposedly from a word that means the act of hurling sticks at trees bearing fruits.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.