bilao

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog bilao, possibly ultimately from Hokkien 米漏 (bí-lāu, “rice winnower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈlao/ [biˈla.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: bi‧la‧o

Noun

bilao m (plural bilaos)

1. (Philippines) round and shallow basket tray traditionally made of bamboo splits (used for winnowing rice or carrying food)

Further reading

• “bilao”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from either:

• Proto-Philippine *bijaqu (“winnowing basket”). Compare Ilocano biga-o and Pangasinan bigao.
• Hokkien 米漏 (bí-lāu, “rice winnower”), according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlaʔo/ [bɪˈlaː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -aʔo
• Syllabification: bi‧la‧o

Noun

bilao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜂ)

1. round and shallow basket tray traditionally made of bamboo splits (used for winnowing rice or carrying food)
2. (obsolete) sending of plenty of sweets and alcoholic beverage to the woman and her parents the day before sending the dowry
3. (obsolete) superstition of placing scissors on the basket tray to discover the thief

Alternative forms

• bilauo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• bilawo — dialectal, Rizal, Batangas

Derived terms

• bilauhan
• bilauhin
• ipagbilao
• magbilao
• pagbibilao
• pagbilauhan

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: bilao

See also

• bistay
• bithay

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlaw/ [bɪˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: bi‧lao

Noun

biláo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜏ᜔)

1. Obsolete form of bilaw.

References

• “bilao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 16
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140

Anagrams

• aboli, abilo, oliba