Where does “kangkong” come from?

kangkong (Pohnpeian) comes from English kangkong, from Tagalog kangkong — The water spinach.

kangkong (Pohnpeian): water spinach, kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica)

Definitions

  1. water spinach, kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica)

Ancestry of “kangkong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangkongWater spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), grown for food in parts of Southeast Asia
2TagalogkangkongThe water spinach
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