ipil

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noun

A Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga) yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood.

OriginCebuano ipil →
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Meanings

ipil1

nounipil (plural ipils)

plural ipils · alternative ifil

  1. A Philippine and Pacific island tree (Intsia bijuga) yielding a valuable brown dye and having a very hard and durable dark wood.
  2. The wood of this tree.

Ipil2

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Mindanao, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Cebuanoipil
  2. Englishipil

From Cebuano ipil.

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Cite this entry
APA

ipil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipil

MLA

“ipil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ipil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipil.

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