"balanghai" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balanghais [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} balanghai (plural balanghais)
  1. (nautical) A large boat, about 18 meters in length, used by Malay settlers of the Philippines in prehispanic times. Such a vessel would carry a small clan or a large family. Categories (topical): Watercraft Categories (place): Philippines Related terms: balangay, barangay

Inflected forms

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