talisay

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noun

A tree of species Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond.

OriginSpanish talisay ← Tagalog talisay ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talisay →
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Meanings

talisay1

nountalisay (plural talisays)

plural talisays

  1. PhilippinesA tree of species Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond.

Talisay2

proper noun
  1. A city in Cebu, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
indian almond

Origin

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*talisay
  2. Tagalogtalisay
  3. Spanishtalisay
  4. Englishtalisay

From Spanish talisay or Tagalog talisay from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talisay.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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