balbas

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barba, barbas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəlˈbas/, [bəlˈbäs]
  • Hyphenation: bal‧bas

Noun

balbas

  1. beard

Latin

Adjective

balbās

  1. accusative feminine plural of balbus

Tagalog
balbas at bigote

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barbas, plural of barba. Compare Bikol Central barabas.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balˈbas/ [bɐlˈbas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: bal‧bas

Noun

balbás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜊᜐ᜔)

  1. beard
    Synonyms: bungot, gumi, (obsolete) baang
    Mahaba ang kanyang balbas.
    He has a long beard.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “balbas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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