palopalo

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older palo-palo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧lo‧pa‧lo

Noun

palopalo

  1. a batlet; a short bat for beating clothes when washing them; a washing paddle
  2. arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys

Verb

palopalo

  1. to beat clothes when washing

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of palo (spank). Compare Cebuano palopalo.

Pronunciation

Noun

palòpalò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓᜉᜎᜓ)

  1. batlet; washing paddle (a short bat for beating clothes when washing them)
  2. arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys

Further reading

  • palopalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018