kolong-kolong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

A play and reduplication of kulong (“caged”), in reference to the vehicle's cage-like sidecar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkoloŋ ˈkoloŋ/ [ˌkoː.loŋ ˈkoː.loŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oloŋ
  • Syllabification: ko‧long-ko‧long

Noun

kolong-kolong (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. motorized tricycle, with a sidecar usually made of welded metal pipes, bars, and/or sheet metal used for storage or cargo

See also

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