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balut

Pronunciation: [ˈba.lʊt̪]

“balut” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wrapper, wrapping
  2. bandage: a strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury
  3. balut: Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

adjective

  1. thick like swelling

Etymology

Inherited from Malay balut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balut₂ (“roll or wrap something up”).

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