tobalats

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang of balato +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tobaˈlats/, [to.bɐˈlats]
  • Hyphenation: to‧ba‧lats

Noun

tobaláts (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (back slang, slang) share of money or kind given away as goodwill by the winner (in gambling, a business deal, etc., especially in a game of balikutsa)
    Synonyms: balato, salap

References
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 143
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