halabos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hablos — metathesis, syncopated
• halbos — syncopated

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /halaˈbos/ [hɐ.lɐˈbos]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: ha‧la‧bos

Noun

halabós (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

1. boiling with only slightly salted water (of shrimp, crab, meat, etc.)
2. food cooked in such a manner (of shrimp, crab, meat, etc.)

Derived terms

• halabusin
• humalabos
• maghalabos

 

See also

• banli
• sangkutsa

 

Adjective

halabós (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

1. boiled with only slightly salted water (of shrimp, crab, meat, etc.)

Further reading

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