dalag-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From dalag +‎ dagat, literally “sea mudfish”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌlaɡ ˈdaɡat/ [d̪ɐˌlaɡ̠ ˈd̪aː.ɣ̠ɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡat
• Syllabification: da‧lag-da‧gat

Noun

dalág-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

1. cobia; black kingfish (Rachycentron canadum)

Further reading

• “dalag-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018