bilat

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English

Etymology

Shortening of bilateral.

Noun

bilat (plural bilats)

  1. (informal) A bilateral meeting.
    • 2004, Harvey J. Langholtz, Chris E. Stout, The psychology of diplomacy, page 12:
      The bilats will often be no more than a few minutes, long enough to say hello and snap some photos […]
    • 2009 July 8, Peter Baker, “Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow”, in New York Times‎:
      The club is “a place to see and be seen,” as its Web site says — that is, unless you are a visiting president who after a day and a half of blinis, beluga and bilats (the diplo term for “bilateral meetings”) just wants to hang out with the clan.
    • 2024 September 24, Jennifer Peltz, “Your short glossary to UN General Assembly meeting lingo”, in PBS NewsHour‎, PBS, retrieved 2024-09-25:
      BILATERAL (or “bilat,” for short): Private meetings between leaders of one country and another. Some argue the real value of UNGA lies in these tête-à-têtes and other personal, off-camera encounters among decision-makers.

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Cebuano

Etymology

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Compare Hiligaynon bílat, Masbatenyo bilat, and Tausug bilat.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧lat
  • IPA(key): /biˈlat/

Noun

bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. female genitalia
  2. (often humorous, vulgar) Used to address one's close female friend

Interjection

bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at slipping on wet or polished floor
  2. (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at a near slip up or accident

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Derived terms

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Noun

bilát

  1. vagina, vulva

Masbatenyo

Noun

bilat

  1. (anatomy) vagina

Swedish

Verb

bilat

  1. supine of bila

Tausug

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /bilat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: bi‧lat

Noun

bilat (Sulat Sūg spelling بِلَتْ) (vulgar)

  1. vulva, vagina
    Synonym: lawang

Usage notes

  • Used in coarse talk and profane exclamation. In a formal talk a euphemism is always used. See lawang.

See also

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