tiyesa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tisa
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tiesa. Compare Cebuano tisa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ti‧ye‧sa
- IPA(key): /tiˈesa/, [ˈt͡ʃe.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɛsa
Noun
tiyesa
- Pouteria campechiana (an evergreen tree introduced from Mexico and Central America)
- canistel (fruit of this tree)
References
- “tiyesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018