balut

English

Etymology 1

From a Filipino and Malay word meaning "wrapped".

Alternative forms

• balot

Noun

balut (plural baluts)

1. Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

Translations

embryo food

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 毛蛋 (máodàn)

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Etymology 2

From Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.

Noun

balut

1. a dice game similar to Yahtzee

Anagrams

• bulat, tubal

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Tagalog balut.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lot

Noun

balut

1. an Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

Etymology 2

Reborrowing from English balut, from Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.

Noun

balut

1. a dice game similar to Yahtzee

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaluːh(t)/

Noun

balut

1. nominative plural of ballu