palopalo

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Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older palo-palo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧lo‧pa‧lo

Noun[edit]

palopalo

  1. a batlet; a short bat for beating clothes when washing them; a washing paddle
  2. arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys

Verb[edit]

palopalo

  1. to beat clothes when washing

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of palo (spank). Compare Cebuano palopalo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palòpalò (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓᜉᜎᜓ)

  1. batlet; washing paddle (a short bat for beating clothes when washing them)
  2. arrowfin goby; any member of the genus Oxyurichthys

Further reading[edit]

  • palopalo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018