balanggot

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balaŋˈɡot/, [bɐ.lɐŋˈɡot]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lang‧got

Noun

balanggót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (botany) greater club rush (Actinoscirpus grossus)

   Synonyms: bangkuwang, tikiw

2. hat made from fibers of such a plant
3. mat woven from such a plant

See also

• sombrero
• timsim

 

Further reading

• “balanggot” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “balanggot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018