Tagalog

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Etymology

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Backslang of balato +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tobaláts (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (back slang, slang) share of money or kind given away as goodwill by the winner (in gambling, a business deal, etc., especially in a game of balikutsa)
    Synonyms: balato, salap

References

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  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 143