mabolo

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noun

A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.

OriginPhilippine Spanish mabolo ← Tagalog mabulo →
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Meanings

mabolo1

nounmabolo (plural mabolos)

plural mabolos

  1. A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

Mabolo2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Tagalogmabulo
  2. Philippine Spanishmabolo
  3. Englishmabolo

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish mabolo, from Tagalog mabulo.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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