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balut

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/baˈlʊt/

balut noun: asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell.

balut: asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell
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Noun (1)

balut (plural baluts)

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

Noun (2)

balut

  1. A dice game similar to Yahtzee

balut meaning in Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

balut in Indonesian

embryo food
balut

balut in Thai

embryo food
ไข่ข้าว kài-kâao

balut in Vietnamese

embryo food
hột vịt lộn, trứng vịt lộn

Forms of balut

pluralbaluts
alternative formbalot

Origin of balut

Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

From Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.

Questions about balut

What does balut mean?
Balut means asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell.
What is balut in Indonesian?
Balut in Indonesian is balut. See Balut meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is balut?
Balut is a noun.
How do you pronounce balut?
Balut is pronounced /baˈlʊt/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of balut?
The plural of balut is baluts.

Words near balut in the dictionary

  1. balustrading
  2. balustradings
  3. balustre
  4. balustres
  5. balustriform
  6. balut
  7. baluts
  8. Baluyot
  9. Baluyots
  10. Balvi
  11. balwadi

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