balangay

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noun (1)

ba·​lan·​gay

¦balən¦gī

variants or less commonly barangay

¦barən-

plural -s

: a large swift canoe or boat of the Philippines

barangay

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noun (2)

ba·​ran·​gay

¦barən¦gī

plural -s

: a unit of administration in Philippine society consisting of from 50 to 100 families under a headman

barangay

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variant of balangay

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

balangay from Tagalog; barangay from Ilako or Bisayan

Noun (2)

Iloko baranggáy hamlet, community

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1840, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for balangay

• barangay