bahay-na-bato
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
bahay na bato — common
=== Etymology ===
From bahay + na + bato, literally “stone house”.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbahaj na baˈto/ [ˌbaː.haɪ̯ n̪ɐ bɐˈt̪o]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: ba‧hay-na-ba‧to
=== Noun ===
bahay-na-bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ᜈᜊᜆᜓ)
(architecture) bahay na bato (a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines)
(idiomatic) prison; jail
Synonyms: bilangguan, kulungan
=== Further reading ===
“bahay-na-bato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018