balisong
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English
Etymology
Popularly believed to derive from the Tagalog phrase baling sungay (literally "broken horn"), since the original balisongs were made from carved animal horns.
Noun
balisong (plural balisongs)
- A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
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Translations
a folding pocket knife
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Maranao
Noun
balisong
Tagalog
Etymology
Popularly believed to derive from the phrase baling sungay (literally “broken horn”), since the original balisongs were made from carved animal horns.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlisoŋ/ , /baliˈsoŋ/
- Rhymes: -isoŋ, -oŋ
- Syllabification: ba‧li‧song
Noun
balisong or balisóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- balisong; butterfly knife (fan knife with foldable blade protection)