salakab

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salaˈkab/, [sɐ.lɐˈxab]
• Hyphenation: sa‧la‧kab

Noun

salakáb (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜃᜊ᜔)

1. (fishing) basket-shaped fish trap made of split bamboo, wider at the bottom than the top (usually for catching mudfish in shallow water)
2. (fishing) fishing with such a trap
3. (figurative) act of obtaining facts about something from someone through tricky questions or some kind of ruse

Derived terms

• salakaban
• salakabin

 

See also

• sima