balanggot

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaŋˈɡot/ [bɐ.lɐŋˈɡot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: ba‧lang‧got

Noun

balanggót (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜆ᜔)

1. (botany) greater club rush (Actinoscirpus grossus)

   Synonyms: bangkuwang, tikiw

2. hat made from fibers of such a plant
3. mat woven from such a plant

See also

• sombrero
• timsim

Further reading

• “balanggot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “balanggot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018