bulyos
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Etymology[edit]
From earlier variant buliyos, possibly from an early borrowing of Spanish buríos / burillos, plural of burío / burillo, a generic name for various species of trees whose bark material is obtained to make cords. Compare Kapampangan burilius.
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bulyós (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜐ᜔)
- whip consisting of cylindrical bamboo sticks bundled and tied into a sturdy cord commonly used by flagellants during Holy Week
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- 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 511: “Randas) Boliyos (pp) C. que haçen [con palillos]”