balangay

noun

ba·​lan·​gay

¦balən¦gī

variants or less commonly barangay

¦barən-

plural -s

: a large swift canoe or boat of the Philippines

Word History

Etymology

balangay from Tagalog; barangay from Ilako or Bisayan

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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