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yakal

yakal noun: shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.

Noun

yakal (countable and uncountable, plural yakals)

  1. (Philippines) Shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
  2. The wood from this tree.

Proper noun capitalized: Yakal

Yakal

  1. A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.

Forms of yakal

pluralyakals

Origin of yakal

From Cebuano yakal.

Questions about yakal

What does yakal mean?
Yakal means shorea astylosa; a tree endemic to the Philippines.
What part of speech is yakal?
Yakal can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of yakal?
The plural of yakal is yakals.

Words near yakal in the dictionary

  1. yak
  2. yak lace
  3. yak on
  4. yak shaving
  5. Yaka
  6. yakal
  7. yakalo
  8. yakalos
  9. yakals
  10. Yakama
  11. Yakamas

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