noun, feminine/ˈbonɡa/plural: bongas
silk-cotton tree
Synonyms: ceiba
/ˈbonɡa/
silk-cotton tree
Synonyms: ceiba
a mixture of areca nut and betel pepper leaves customarily used for betelnut chewing; areca nut
Synonyms: buyo, betel
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *buŋa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa Tagalog bungabor. Spanish bonga Borrowed from Tagalog bunga.