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Where does “tapaytapay” come from?

tapaytapay (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano tapay — cockscomb, crest.

tapaytapay (Cebuano): any member of the genus Celosia; the woolflower...

Definitions

  1. any member of the genus Celosia; the woolflower...

Ancestry of “tapaytapay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanotapaycockscomb, crest
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