balete
See also: Balete
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balete
- Nonstandard form of baliti.
Ilocano edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balete
- any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
balete m (plural baletes)
- any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlete/ [bɐˈlɛ.tɛ]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: ba‧le‧te
Noun edit
balete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜒ) (botany)
- various species of Philippine ficus trees, a number of which are strangler figs
- Pinapaniwalaang ng ilang mga tao tumitira ang mga engkanto sa mga puno ng balete.
- Some people believe that spirits live on strangler figs.
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “balete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
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- ilo:Fig trees
- Spanish terms borrowed from Tagalog
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Spanish countable nouns
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- Tagalog 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ete
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- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
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- Tagalog nouns
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- tl:Fig trees