The word is from the Spanish ciruelas, meaning “plums.” Sinigwelas is the fruit that Latin Americans call jocote. Its scientific name is Spondias furpurea. Spelling variations: sininguelas, sininggwelas, siningwelas, siniguelas, sineguelas, sinegwelas, siregwelas, serigwelas In Iloilo, it’s serguelas. The Filipino word sirwelas refers to the European plum of another plant family.
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