balol

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Malay balur (hide; jerky). Compare Aklanon baeoe.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbalol/ [ˈbaː.lol]
  • Rhymes: -alol
  • Syllabification: ba‧lol

Noun

balol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. pieces of dried meat threaded or strung together
  2. (figurative, by extension) links of an iron chain
    Synonyms: kawing, likaw, tinlo, (obsolete) kabalulan

Derived terms

  • balulan
  • balulin
  • kabalol
  • kabalulan
  • magbalol
  • pagbalulin

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