balete

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧le‧te
  • IPA(key): /baˈlete/ [bɐˈl̪i.t̪e]

Noun

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balete

  1. Nonstandard form of baliti.

Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧le‧te
  • IPA(key): /baˈlɛtɛ/, [bɐˈlɛtɛ]

Noun

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balete

  1. any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Tagalog balete.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈlete/ [baˈle.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ba‧le‧te

Noun

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balete m (plural baletes)

  1. any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs.

Tagalog

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puno ng balete

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balete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜒ) (botany)

  1. various species of Philippine ficus trees, a number of which are strangler figs
    Pinapaniwalaang ng ilang mga tao tumitira ang mga engkanto sa mga puno ng balete.
    Some people believe that spirits live on strangler figs.

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See also

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Further reading

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  • balete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018