English word origin

Etymology of balut

Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

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Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

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Borrowed-form mentionbalutms
Borrowed-form mentionbaluttl

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A dice game similar to Yahtzee

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionbalutceb

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