bilat
English
Etymology
Shortening of bilateral.
Noun
bilat (plural bilats)
- (informal) A bilateral meeting.
- 2004, Harvey J. Langholtz; Chris E. Stout, The psychology of diplomacy, page 12:
- The bilats will often be no more than a few minutes, long enough to say hello and snap some photos […]
- 2009 July 8, Peter Baker, “Family Night for Obamas Miffs Some in Moscow”, in New York Times:
- The club is “a place to see and be seen,” as its Web site says — that is, unless you are a visiting president who after a day and a half of blinis, beluga and bilats (the diplo term for “bilateral meetings”) just wants to hang out with the clan.
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Cebuano
Etymology
First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧lat
Interjection
bilat
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at slipping on wet or polished floor
- (vulgar) used to express one's surprise at a near slip up or accident
Derived terms
- bilatbilat
- bilat ina mo
- bilat sa imong ina
- bilat sa inahan
- bilat sa kagang
- bilatra (“derogatory: woman”)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bilat.
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