balle-balle patuo

== Makasar == === Etymology === From balle-balle (“lie”) +‎ patuo (“to let live”). === Noun === balle-balle patuo (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨙᨅᨒᨙ ᨄᨈᨘᨕᨚ or 𑻤𑻮𑻵𑻤𑻮𑻵𑻣𑻦𑻴𑻱𑻶, definite balle-balle patuoa) a white lie (a lie told with good intentions, e.g., to help someone) === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN