This word is from the Spanish apio.
áp·yo
celery
scientific name: Apium graveolens
This is not commonly seen in conversation. Most Filipinos simply use the English word, which can be transliterated into Tagalog as sélerí.
KAHULUGAN SA FILIPINO
ápyo: haláman na kabílang sa family parsley, nakakáing hilaw o lutô ang dahon
