betamax

Genericized trademark from Betamax. The food is named from their resemblance to the cuboidal videocassettes.

betamax (plural betamaxes)

1. a Betamax (videocassette tape)
2. (Philippines, informal) coagulated chicken blood that is boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled to be sold as a street food

Borrowed from English Betamax, a genericized trademark of a video recording format. The food is named from their resemblance to the cuboidal videocassettes.

betamax

1. Betamax (videocassette)
2. (informal) coagulated chicken blood that is boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled to be sold as a street food

• betamaks

Genericized trademark and an unadapted borrowing from English Betamax, a video recording format. The food is named after their resemblance to the cuboidal videocassettes.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbetamaks/ [ˌbɛː.t̪ɐˈmaks]
• Rhymes: -etamaks
• Syllabification: be‧ta‧max

bétamáx (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜋᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. Betamax (videocassette)
2. (colloquial) coagulated chicken blood that is boiled, cut in to cubes, skewered and grilled to be sold as a street food

   Synonym: dugo

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