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onggo

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish hongo, from Old Spanish fongo, from Latin fungus. Doublet of funggus. See also espongha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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onggo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ) (mycology)

  1. fungus
    Synonyms: halamang-singaw, singaw, funggus
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Further reading

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  • “onggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 324