sisiyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

sisilo — obsolete

Etymology

Possibly from earlier sisilo, with elision of /l/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siˈsio/, [sɪˈsi.o]
Hyphenation: si‧si‧yo

Noun

sisiyo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

fig (tree and fruit)
Synonyms: (tree) igera, (fruit) igos, tibig, pagatpat

Further reading

“sisiyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 352: “Higo) Siſilo (pp) T, ſilvestre pero comeſtible y algo mas grande q̃ el paſado.”

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