tobalats

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang of balato +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tobaˈlats/ [t̪o.bɐˈlat̪s]
  • Rhymes: -ats
  • Syllabification: to‧ba‧lats

Noun

tobaláts (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (back slang, slang) 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: balato, salap

References

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 143
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