This is a very obscure Filipino word.
Students come across it in the Philippine folktale Matabagka and the Search for the Deity of the Wind, which is a folk story from the Bukidnon area.
Si Matabagka at ang Tagapag-ingat ng Hangin
Matabagka and the Caretaker of the Wind
mamaon
betel-chew
mamaon
betelnut
Betel (scientific name: Piper betle) is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family. It is chewed together with areca nut for mental stimulation. The habit is common among the mountain tribes of the Philippines and Taiwan.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
ngangà: nguyáing karaniwang binubuo ng buyo at apog na binálot sa ikmo
