balaw-balaw

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Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly reduplication of balaw (“a species of shrimp”). Compare Ilocano balawbalaw (“miniature freshwater shrimp”) and Kapampangan balo-balo.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˌbalaw ˈbalaw/ (“balao-balao”, noun)
  - Rhymes: -alaw
- IPA^(key): /baˌlaw baˈlaw/ (“anchovy; drying of anchovies”, noun)
  - Rhymes: -aw
Syllabification: ba‧law-ba‧law

Noun

balaw-balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔) (chiefly Bulacan, Rizal)

balao-balao (a Filipino condiment of cooked rice and whole raw shrimp)

See also

Noun

baláw-baláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

anchovy
drying of anchovies

Further reading

“balaw-balaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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