balasubas

Cebuano

Noun

balasubas

1. one who avoids meeting his obligations

Hiligaynon

Adjective

balasúbas

1. (money) broke, short of cash
2. (of manual work) careless, botched

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaˈsubas/ [bɐ.lɐˈsu.bɐs]
• Rhymes: -ubas
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧su‧bas

Noun

balasubas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐᜓᜊᜐ᜔)

1. swindler

   Synonyms: estapador, manunuba, manggagantso

2. tightwad; miser

   Synonym: kuripo

3. someone who fails to pay obligations promptly
4. fermented sap of palms

   Synonym: tuba

Derived terms

• balasubasin