root word: dila (meaning: tongue)
dilang-baka
“cow tongue”
A cactus-like plant with the scientific name Nopalea cochinellifera. Americans call it prickly pear, while Spanish speakers call it nopal(es).
Dila-dila is a shared common name by different species of plants, among them the plant with the scientific name Elephantopus scaber.
The tongue-shaped rice and coconut patty known as palitaw is also sometimes called dila-dila because of its shape.
