bahay-na-bato
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bahay + na + bato, literally “stone house”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbahaj na baˈto/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ n̪ɐ bɐˈt̪o]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ba‧hay-na-ba‧to
Noun
editbahay-na-bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜈᜊᜆᜓ)
- (architecture) bahay na bato (a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines)
- (idiomatic) prison; jail
- Synonyms: bilangguan, kulungan
Further reading
edit- “bahay-na-bato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018