malunggay

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noun

A tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.

OriginTagalog malunggay →
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Meanings

nounmalunggay (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.

    […] Neal, was very sick and debilitated. I asked the kitchen staff to make a chicken tinola with lots of ginger, green papaya, chile, and malunggay leaves; within a few hours Neal was back on his feet.

    2012, Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, “Chicken Tinola”, in Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, →ISBN, chapter 4 (Treasured Family Recipes), page 165, column 3

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
horseradish tree

Origin

  1. Tagalogmalunggay
  2. Englishmalunggay

From Tagalog malunggay.

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APA

malunggay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malunggay

MLA

“malunggay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malunggay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malunggay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malunggay.

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