balaho

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • bulaho

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈhoʔ/ [bɐ.lɐˈhoʔ], /baˈlahoʔ/ [bɐˈlaː.hoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ, -ahoʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧ho

Noun

balahô or balahò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜑᜓ)

  1. slough; deep mud; mire
  2. swamp; bog
  3. (figurative) moral degradation
    Synonyms: sama, pagsama, pagkapasama
  4. pit trap as a game

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