baluga

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

14th century. From Paleo-Hispanic ballūca, "nugget", attested by Pliny the Elder and Martial (cf. ballūx).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈluɣa̝/

Noun

baluga m (plural balugas)

  1. lump, nugget or dollop of butter
    Synonym: pela

References

  1. ^ Adams, J. N. (2007) The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 13 February 2018, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ballico”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈluɡaʔ/ [bɐˈluː.ɣɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uɡaʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧lu‧ga

Noun

balugà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜄ) (derogatory)

  1. half-breed Aeta (with predominating Negroid features)
Alternative forms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈluɡa/ [bɐˈluː.ɣɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Syllabification: ba‧lu‧ga

Adjective

baluga (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜄ)

  1. (Batangas, in some districts) somewhat salty (of water)
  2. (obsolete) mixed; having something mixed in (of solutions)
Derived terms
  • balugang tubig
  • balugang-alat

Further reading

  • baluga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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