palabigasan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pala- +‎ bigas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌlabiˈɡasan/ [pɐˌlaː.bɪˈɣaː.sɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧bi‧ga‧san

Noun

palábigásan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜊᜒᜄᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. receptacle (such as a box, basket, bag, etc.) for hulled rice
  2. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) a person taken advantage of for financial benefit

See also

Further reading

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