Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balut

/baˈlʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: ba-lut
IPA: /baˈlʊt/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

noun

A dice game similar to Yahtzee

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

Word Breakdown

Root: balut

Inflected Forms

baluts (plural) balot (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce balut?: The recorded pronunciation is /baˈlʊt/.
What does balut mean?: Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell
Where does balut come from?: Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

How to pronounce balut

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