tobalats

Tagalog

Etymology

Backslang of balato +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tobaˈlats/ [t̪o.bɐˈlat̪s]
• Rhymes: -ats
• Syllabification: to‧ba‧lats

Noun

tobaláts (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜊᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. (back slang, slang) share of money or kind given away as goodwill by the winner (in gambling, a business deal, etc., especially in a game of balikutsa)

   Synonyms: balato, salap

References

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 143