"balato" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /baˈlato/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐˈlaː.t̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜊᜎᜆᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ato Etymology: Etymology tree Early Modern Spanish baratardeverb. Early Modern Spanish baratobor. Tagalog balato Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish barato. Doublet of barat and barato. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es-ear:barato|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Early Modern Spanish baratardeverb. Early Modern Spanish baratobor. Tagalog balato [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "deverb.", "keyword_label" : "Deverbal from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Early Modern Spanish", "term" : "baratar", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es-ear" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "Early Modern Spanish", "term" : "barato", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es-ear" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "balato", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="balato"> Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish barato., {{doublet|tl|barat|barato}} Doublet of barat and barato Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} balato (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜓ)
  1. (gambling) share of money or kind given away as goodwill by the winner (in gambling, a business deal, etc., especially in a game of balikutsa) Synonyms: salap, tobalats [slang] Derived forms: balatuhan, balatuhin, bumalato, magbalato, magpabalato, pabalato, pabalatuhan Related terms: baratilyo
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          "word": "magpabalato"
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          "english": "At one time, he approached me and gave me a consolation of around some thousand pesos. I'm very happy, I didn't made a bet but I felt like I won, that I kissed him on the neck along with a chuckle, \"Is this it?\"",
          "ref": "2003, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin, Angono, Rizal: Bukal ng sining:",
          "text": "Minsan, nilapitan niya ako at binigyan ng balato na kung ilang libong piso. Masayang masaya ako, hindi ako tumaya pero para akong nanalo, hinalikan ko siya sa batok kasabay ang biro kong, “Ito lang ba?”",
          "translation": "At one time, he approached me and gave me a consolation of around some thousand pesos. I'm very happy, I didn't made a bet but I felt like I won, that I kissed him on the neck along with a chuckle, \"Is this it?\"",
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          "word": "tobalats"
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          "english": "At one time, he approached me and gave me a consolation of around some thousand pesos. I'm very happy, I didn't made a bet but I felt like I won, that I kissed him on the neck along with a chuckle, \"Is this it?\"",
          "ref": "2003, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin, Angono, Rizal: Bukal ng sining:",
          "text": "Minsan, nilapitan niya ako at binigyan ng balato na kung ilang libong piso. Masayang masaya ako, hindi ako tumaya pero para akong nanalo, hinalikan ko siya sa batok kasabay ang biro kong, “Ito lang ba?”",
          "translation": "At one time, he approached me and gave me a consolation of around some thousand pesos. I'm very happy, I didn't made a bet but I felt like I won, that I kissed him on the neck along with a chuckle, \"Is this it?\"",
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