Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ti

Noun edit

baluti

  1. (historical) quilted garment used in fighting
  2. an armor

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Compare Kapampangan baluti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baˈlutiʔ/, [bɐˈlu.tɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ti

Noun edit

balutì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. armor; breastplate
    Synonyms: kutamaya, aksiw
  2. (figurative) talisman
    Synonyms: anting-anting, agimat

Derived terms edit