batyaw

Borrowed from Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau.

• IPA^(key): /baˈt͡ʃaw/

batyaw

1. salt cod

• → Dutch: batjaw

Compare Kapampangan batio.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /batˈjaw/ [bɐˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /batˈjaw/ [bɐt̪ˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: bat‧yaw

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batyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. spy; informer

   Synonym: espiya

2. secret information (given to someone)
3. act of giving secret information