bahay-na-bato
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bahay + na + bato, literally “stone house”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbahaj na baˈto/ [ˌba.haɪ̯ nɐ bɐˈto]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ba‧hay-na-ba‧to
Noun[edit]
bahay-na-bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜈᜊᜆᜓ)
- (architecture) bahay na bato (a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines)
- (idiomatic) prison; jail
- Synonyms: bilangguan, kulungan
Further reading[edit]
- “bahay-na-bato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018