kalburo
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish carburo (“carbide”). The second sense derives from a shortening from kanyon de-kalburo, from Spanish cañón de carburo (“carbide cannon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalˈbuɾo/ [kɐlˈbuː.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -uɾo
- Syllabification: kal‧bu‧ro
Noun
[edit]kalburo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜇᜓ)
- (chemistry) carbide
- carbide-powered homemade bamboo cannon lighted during New Year
- 2001, Philippine Journal of Education:
- "Hindi delikado ang magpaputok ng kanyong yari sa kawayan!" "At matipid pa po !" sabi ni Totong. " Kapirasong kalburo lang po ang kailangan ko para mapaputok ko iyon nang paulit-ulit." "Tama iyon." "Malakas din naman po ang putok ng ...
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kalburo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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