batong-bakal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• batumbakal

Etymology

From bato +‎ bakal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˌtoŋ ˈbakal/ [bɐˌtom ˈbaː.xɐl]
• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: ba‧tong-ba‧kal

Noun

batóng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. iron ore
2. lodestone
3. (geology) basalt

   Synonym: basalto

Further reading

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