sambasamba

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of samba (“worship”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˌbasamˈba/ [sɐmˌba.sɐmˈba]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: sam‧ba‧sam‧ba

Noun

sambásambá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. praying mantis
    Synonyms: mandadangkal, sasamba
    May isang sambasambang nagtatago sa ibabaw ng malaking bato.
    There is a praying mantis hiding beneath the large rock.
  2. a type of bitter herb
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