Banagos

/bəˈnɑːɡoʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of banago; multiple Philippine trees of the banago species.

Etymology

From Tagalog 'banago' with English plural suffix '-s.' The word maintains its original form while adding standard English pluralization.

Kelly Says

When English adopts words from other languages, we often keep the original form and just add our '-s'—this simple pluralization rule shows how English is a linguistic sponge absorbing from cultures worldwide.

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