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From earlier variant bakulod, from Proto-Philippine *bakúlud (stoney plateau), with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano bakulod, Kapampangan bakulud, Hanunoo bakulod, Bikol Central bakulod, Aklanon bakueod, Cebuano bakulod, Hiligaynon bakolod, Maranao bakolod, and Tausug bakūd.

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bakood or bakoód (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜂᜇ᜔)

  1. highland; plateau
    Synonyms: talampas, minangon
  2. sugar cane field or plantation
    Synonym: tubuhan

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