PILI

Etymology 1

Noun

pili

plural of pilus

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Filipino.

Noun

pili (plural pilis or pili)

A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.

The edible nut of the tree.

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• ipil

Proper noun

Pili

the provincial capital of the province of Camarines Sur in Bicol Region, Philippines.

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• ipil

Source: Wiktionary



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