barong-bakal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

barongbacal — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From baro (“clothing”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bakal (“iron”), literally “iron tunic”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbaɾoŋ ˈbakal/ [ˌba.ɾom ˈba.xɐl]
Rhymes: -akal
Syllabification: ba‧rong-ba‧kal

Noun

barong-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔) (obsolete)

coat of mail used by Castilians
Synonyms: baluti, kutamaya

References

San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 198: “Cota) Barongbacal (pp) de malla que [vſan los] caſtillas, duo dic: baro, bacal. |. ſayo de hierro”

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