ampalaya

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noun

bitter melon

OriginTagalog ampalaya →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounampalaya (plural ampalayas)

plural ampalayas

  1. Philippinesbitter melon

    As we can all guess correctly, bitterness was obtained from plants like the ampalaya.

    2016, Micky Fenix, “What the early Filipinos ate at the time of the Spaniards”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bitter melon

Origin

  1. Tagalogampalaya
  2. Englishampalaya

From Tagalog ampalaya.

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APA

ampalaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampalaya

MLA

“ampalaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampalaya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampalaya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampalaya.

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