Balite

English

Proper noun

Balite

  1. A barangay of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.

Tagalog

Etymology

From balite, variant of balete (“banyan”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlite/ [bɐˈliː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Syllabification: Ba‧li‧te

Proper noun

Balite (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. a surname

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Balite is the 2,588th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,609 individuals.
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