bilo-bilo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

bilobilo – obsolete
bilubilo, bilu-bilo

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: bi‧lo-bi‧lo

IPA^(key): /biˌlo biˈlo/, [bɪˌlo bɪˈlo]

Etymology 1

Reduplication of Hokkien 米糯 (bí-lo, “glutinous rice”).

Noun

biló-biló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜊᜒᜎᜓ)

glutinous rice balls (eaten with ginataan)

Etymology 2

Possibly a reduplication of bilo. Possibly related to Spanish velo (“veil”).

Noun

biló-biló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜊᜒᜎᜓ)

(nautical, obsolete) sheet (of a sail)
(architecture) awning sheet
Synonyms: habong, lambong

Further reading

“bilo-bilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Panganiban, José Villa (1972) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 163

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