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balimbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bal-imb-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”).

noun

A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics; one who switches political parties

name

A barangay of Boac, Marinduque, Philippines.

name

A barangay of Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines.

name

A barangay of San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines.

Etymology

From Tagalog balimbing.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

balimbings (plural)

Synonyms

butterfly apostate balimbing changeling defector runagate traitor transfuge turncloak turncoat turntippet withersake

Questions

What does balimbing mean?
Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”).
Where does balimbing come from?
From Tagalog balimbing.

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