sala-salabat

Tagalog

Etymology

Partial reduplication of salabat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˌlasaˈlabat/ [sɐˌlaː.sɐˌlaːˈbat]
• Rhymes: -abat
• Syllabification: sa‧la-sa‧la‧bat

Adjective

salá-salábat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜐᜎᜊᜆ᜔)

1. crisscrossed; confusedly crisscrossing around (of things on a path impeding one's way)
2. forming a disorderly mixture; cluttered