bugenvil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bougainville, from translingual Bougainvillea. Named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [buˈɡɛnvɪl]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gèn‧vil
  • Rhymes: -vil, -il, -l

Noun

bugènvil (plural bugenvil-bugenvil)

  1. (botany) bougainvillea, shrub of the genus Bougainvillea
    Synonym: bunga kertas

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