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    Kalumpit (en. Kalumpit)

    /ka.lum.pit/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    A type of tree found in the Philippines, known as 'kalumpit' or 'Terminalia microcarpa'.
    The kalumpit usually grows along riverbanks.
    Ang kalumpit ay karaniwang tumutubo sa mga tabi ng ilog.
    The wood from the kalumpit tree is used to make furniture and other products.
    The tables and chairs are made from kalumpit wood.
    Ang mga mesa at upuan ay gawa sa kalumpit na kahoy.

    Etymology

    From the Tagalog word 'kalumpit', referring to a tree.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    Kalumpit tree
    Refers to a tree of kalumpit species.
    Puno ng kalumpit

    Related Words

    Terminalia
    The genus to which the kalumpit tree belongs.
    Terminalia

    Slang Meanings

    brown-noser
    That brown-noser, whatever the boss does, still goes along.
    Ang kalumpit na 'yan, kahit anong gawin ng boss, sumasabay pa din.
    ouch
    It hurts when you get cut off at work, but still, moving on.
    Kalumpit ang kirot kapag na-cut ka sa trabaho, pero tuloy pa din.