a·li·bang·báng
a small, yellow-winged butterfly
alibangbang
a woman who’s a flirt (figurative usage from the old days)
alibangbang
a tree with the scientific name Bauhinia malabarica — its name comes from the fact that its leaves are butterfly shaped
Known in some regions of the Philippines as alambangbang.
The word alibangbang is prominent in the Tagalog folk song Sitsiritsit.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
alibangbáng / alibambáng: punongkahoy (Bauhinia malabrica) na may dahong hugis paruparo at karaniwang tumataas nang 8 metro
alibangbáng: paruparo (Order Lepidoptora)
alibangbáng: malakí-lakí hanggang malakíng uri ng isdang-alat (family Ephippidae), pabilog ngunit sapad at manipis ang katawan, may maikling buntot, at mahahabà ang palikpik na kahawig ng pakpak ng paniki
