cadang-cadang
noun
ca·dang-ca·dang
ˈkäˌdäŋˈkäˌdäŋ
plural -s
: an infectious chlorotic disease of the coconut palm particularly destructive in the Philippines and characterized by yellow-bronzing especially of the older lower leaves
Word History
Etymology
Iloko kadang-kadang stilts; from the appearance of the palm affected by the disease
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above