the oblong, slightly sour fruit of a tropical tree: mangga
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beetle
n.
1. a coconut beetle (large and black): uwang
2. a greenish beetle with golden back: salaginto
3. a beetle often found in mango trees: salagubang
pindot
v.
pumindot, pindutin (-um-:-in) to squeeze or crush with the fingers. Pinindot niya ang mangga kaya nalamog. She squeezed the mango that's why it became soft.
mangga
n.
mango
lagot
v.
malagot (ma-) to snap. Nalagot ang lubid. The rope snapped. lagpak, lumagpak (-um-)
v.
to fall. Lumagpak ang mangga. The mango fell. maglagpak, ilagpak (mag-:i-) to fail, to drop. Ilagpak mo siya sa klase mo. Fail him in your class. Maglagpak ka ng estudyanteng tamad. Fail lazy students.
hinog
adj.
ripe (particularly of fruits), mature mahinog (ma-)
v.
to be ripe. Nahinog ang mangga sa puno. The mango ripened on the tree.
laglag
v.
malaglag (ma-) to fall. Nalaglag ang manggang hinog. The ripe mango fell.
