Wiktionary

barong

English

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Noun

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barong (plural barongs)

  1. A cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razor-like edge, used by the Moros of the Philippines.
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Anagrams

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Balinese

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Romanization

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barong

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬭᭀᬂ

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

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barong

  1. a barong; a bladed weapon
  2. the comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata)

Anagrams

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Hiligaynon

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Noun

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baróng

  1. shirt

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Balinese ᬩᬭᭀᬂ (“barong”) and Javanese ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ (barong), from Old Javanese baroṅ, barwaṅ (literally “bear”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀuaŋ (“bear”). Doublet of beruang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbarɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rong

Noun

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barong (uncountable)

  1. the barong: the beneficent force of nature which works against evil spirits, embodied in the figure of an animal carried by two men, with a lion's mask
  2. (dance) the dance of the barong.
    Synonym: barongan
  3. (clothing) certain batik design, with the head of a lion motif.
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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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barong

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Mansaka

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Noun

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barong

  1. barong (a kind of bolo)

Maranao

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Noun

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barong

  1. barong

Verb

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barong

  1. to carry (on shoulder, especially a person)

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Ellipsis of barong-tagalog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baróng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. barong Tagalog (a Philippine embroidered long-sleeved formal shirt for men)
    Synonyms: barong-tagalog, barong-pilipino
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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barong (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. barong (cutting weapon used by Moros in the Philippines)
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