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/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ n̪ɐ bɐˈt̪o]
- 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