balete

See also: Balete

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧te
• IPA^(key): /baˈlete/ [bɐˈl̪i.t̪e]

Noun

balete

1. Nonstandard form of baliti.

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧te
• IPA^(key): /baˈlɛtɛ/, [bɐˈlɛtɛ]

Noun

balete

1. any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs

Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog balete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlete/ [baˈle.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ba‧le‧te

Noun

balete m (plural baletes)

1. any of a species of trees found in the Philippines, usually strangler figs.

Tagalog

puno ng balete

Alternative forms

• balite
• baliti

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlete/ [bɐˈlɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ba‧le‧te
• Homophone: Balete

Noun

balete (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜆᜒ) (botany)

1. various species of Philippine ficus trees, a number of which are strangler figs

   Pinapaniwalaang ng ilang mga tao tumitira ang mga engkanto sa mga puno ng balete.

   Some people believe that spirits live on strangler figs.

Derived terms

• baleteng-bato
• tulong-balete

 

Related terms

• Balete
• Balite

 

See also

• payapa

Further reading

• “balete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018