falofalo

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Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From reduplication of falo (to collect water with buckets).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

falofalo

  1. ladle

Descendants[edit]

  • Manado Malay: falo-falo

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh