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binggala [bing.gá.la.] : bengal light (n.); cassava (n.) [lagutmon]; sparkler (n.) [kuwitis]
Synonyms: balanghoy; kamoteng kahoy

Derivatives of binggala


Glosses:
bengal light
n. (communication)1. bengal lighta steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework.
~ flare, flasha burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.
cassava
n. (substance)1. cassava, cassava starch, manioc, maniocaa starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
~ tapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.
~ amylum, starcha complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
n. (plant)2. cassava, manioccassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.
~ tapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.
~ bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manihot esculenta, manihot utilissima, tapioca plant, manioccassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
~ root(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.
n. (plant)3. casava, cassavaany of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
~ genus manihot, manihotgenus of economically important tropical plants: cassava.
~ bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manihot esculenta, manihot utilissima, tapioca plant, manioccassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
~ manihot dulcis, sweet cassavaSouth American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed.
~ bush, shruba low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.
sparkler
n. (possession)1. ice, sparklerdiamonds.; "look at the ice on that dame!"
~ colloquialisma colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
~ diamonda transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem.
n. (artifact)2. sparklera firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks.
~ firework, pyrotechnic(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc..