Definition of "nangka" [nangka]

• In Guam, the edible seeds of the fertile breadfruit, Artocarpus communis, which, like those of the jack-fruit of the Philippines, are roasted and eaten, and resemble chestnuts in taste. See dugdug. (noun)
• In the Philippine Islands, the jack-fruit, Artocarpus integrifolia. See jack-tree and Artocarpus. Also called langka. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Cebu's own hand-made specialty guitars are some of the world's finest handcrafted guitars made from local tropical materials, and even the tropical fruit nangka jackfruit!"
• "The unripe nangka is used in cooking such as ginataang nangka (jackfruit with dried fish and coconut milk), jackfruit salad, nilaga na bukog sa baboy with nangka (boiled pig bones - with lots of ginger!)"
• "Fruits like guavas, nangka [jackfruit], papaya and banana grew well, even better than before the eruption of Mt. Galunggung."