selawag noun English. A palm which attains great height and whose fruits can be substituted for areca nut, its pulp eaten, and its outer surface used for timber, Scientific name. Pinanga Philippenensis. In group with: tigbengalan menelawag noun English. A pigeon, probably the pink bellied imperial pigeon, Scientific name. Ducula aenea. Cultural Note. It is believed the bird's habit of eating fruit of selawag palm accounts for its name. Generic. manukmanuk