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English
Etymology
Shortening of bilateral.
Noun
bilat (plural bilats)
- (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.
Anagrams
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.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧lat
- IPA(key): /biˈlat/,
Noun
bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)
- female genitalia
- (often humorous, vulgar) Used to address one's close female friend
Interjection
bilát (Badlit spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜆ᜔)
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at slipping on wet or polished floor
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at a near slip up or accident
Quotations
Derived terms
Anagrams
Hiligaynon
Noun
bilát
- vagina, vulva
Masbatenyo
Noun
bilat
- (anatomy) vagina
Swedish
Verb
bilat
- supine of bila