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balanghai

balanghai noun: a large boat, about 18 meters in length, used by Malay settlers of the Philippines in prehispanic times. Such a vessel would carry a small clan or a large family.

Noun

balanghai (plural balanghais)

  1. A large boat, about 18 meters in length, used by Malay settlers of the Philippines in prehispanic times. Such a vessel would carry a small clan or a large family.
    • Shortly, thereafter, the Spaniards saw two balanghais, large outriggers, making for the island. One of the balanghais had an awning covering a platform on which sat an important-looking figure.1996, E. P. Patanñe, The Philippines in the 6th to 16th Centuries, page 172

Forms of balanghai

pluralbalanghais

Questions about balanghai

What does balanghai mean?
Balanghai means a large boat, about 18 meters in length, used by Malay settlers of the Philippines in prehispanic times. Such a vessel would carry a small clan or a large family.
What part of speech is balanghai?
Balanghai is a noun.
What is the plural of balanghai?
The plural of balanghai is balanghais.

Words near balanghai in the dictionary

  1. Balanga
  2. Balangasan
  3. balangay
  4. balangays
  5. balangeroite
  6. balanghai
  7. balanghais
  8. balangi
  9. Balangiga
  10. Balangir
  11. Balangkayan

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