balaw-balaw

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly reduplication of balaw (“a species of shrimp”). Compare Ilocano balawbalaw (“miniature freshwater shrimp”) and Kapampangan balo-balo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌbalaw ˈbalaw/ [ˌba.laʊ̯ ˈba.laʊ̯] (“balao-balao”, noun)
    • IPA(key): /baˌlaw baˈlaw/ [bɐˌlaʊ̯ bɐˈlaʊ̯] (“anchovy; drying of anchovies”, noun)
  • Syllabification: ba‧law-ba‧law

Noun[edit]

balaw-balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔) (chiefly Bulacan, Rizal)

  1. balao-balao (a Filipino condiment of cooked rice and whole raw shrimp)

See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

baláw-baláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

  1. anchovy
  2. drying of anchovies

Further reading[edit]

  • “balaw-balaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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