balete
See also: Balete
Cebuano edit
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balete
- Nonstandard form of baliti.
Ilocano edit
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balete
- any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs
Spanish edit
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balete m (plural baletes)
- any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs.
Tagalog edit
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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.
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- “balete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018