balimbing

English

Etymology

Tagalog balimbing

Noun

balimbing (plural balimbings)

1. (Philippines) A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics.

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Cebuano

Noun

balimbing

1. Averrhoa carambola; a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae
2. the fruit of this tree; carambola; star fruit

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balingbing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ.limˈbiŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lim‧bing
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

balimbíng

1. Averrhoa carambola; a species of tree in the family Oxalidaceae; the carambola tree

   Synonym: biriran

2. the fruit of this tree; star fruit or carambola
3. sideburns
4. (politics, slang) a traitor, turncoat
   • year unknown, Kawil Iv' 2002 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc. (→ISBN), page 29:

     Naghahanap si Kusyong napaglilihian ng kanyang asawa—isang balimbing. Nakita ngayon si Buyok na nagpayo sa kanyang pumunta sa Kongreso dahil maraming balimbing doon. Sa palagay kaya ninyo, naniniwala si Kusyo na may ...

Derived terms

• bumalimbing

Adjective

balimbíng

1. having the characteristics of a traitor; treacherous; disloyal