pulutong

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pelotón, from French peloton.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puluˈtoŋ/ [pʊ.lʊˈtoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: pu‧lu‧tong

Noun

pulutóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. (military) platoon
2. group

   Synonyms: grupo, kalipunan, pangkat, barkada

3. division

   Synonyms: dibisyon, paghahati

Derived terms

• pulu-pulutong

 

References

• “pulutong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018