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mabolo

mabolo noun: a kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.

Noun

mabolo (plural mabolos)

  1. A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
  2. The edible fruit of this tree.

Proper noun capitalized: Mabolo

Mabolo

  1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Forms of mabolo

pluralmabolos

Origin of mabolo

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish mabolo, from Tagalog mabulo.

Questions about mabolo

What does mabolo mean?
Mabolo means a kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
What part of speech is mabolo?
Mabolo can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of mabolo?
The plural of mabolo is mabolos.

Words near mabolo in the dictionary

  1. Mableton
  2. Mabnang
  3. Mabo
  4. mabok
  5. Maboko
  6. mabolo
  7. mabolos
  8. Mabon
  9. mabouya
  10. mabouyas
  11. Mabrey

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