barong-bakal
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom baro (“clothing”) + -ng- + bakal (“iron”), literally “iron tunic”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbaɾoŋ ˈbakal/ [ˌbaː.ɾom ˈbaː.xɐl]
- Rhymes: -akal
- Syllabification: ba‧rong-ba‧kal
Noun
editbarong-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔) (obsolete)
- coat of mail used by Castilians
References
edit- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 198: “Cota) Barongbacal (pp) de malla que [vſan los] caſtillas, duo dic: baro, bacal. |. ſayo de hierro”