baluga

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Galician[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

14th century. From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia ballūca, "nugget", attested by Pliny the Elder and Martial (cf. ballūx).[1][2]

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Noun[edit]

baluga m (plural balugas)

  1. lump, nugget or dollop of butter
    Synonym: pela

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References[edit]

  • “baluga” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “baluga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “baluga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “baluga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Adams, J. N. (2007) The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 13 February 2018, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “ballico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈluɡaʔ/, [bɐˈlu.ɣɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ga

Noun[edit]

balugà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜄ) (derogatory)

  1. half-breed Aeta (with predominating Negroid features)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈluɡa/, [bɐˈlu.ɣɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ga

Adjective[edit]

baluga (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜄ)

  1. (Batangas, in some districts) somewhat salty (of water)
  2. (obsolete) mixed; having something mixed in (of solutions)
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Further reading[edit]

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