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Meaning of balangay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
baˈlaŋaj

Definitions

  1. a type of wooden watercraft Austronesian people used when they migrated to the Philippines with 12 to 16 rowers
    historical
  2. backstroke
    obsolete
  3. community of people; group of families; village
  4. sudden death due to cerebral hemorrhage or cardiac arrest
    obsolete
  5. local branch; lodge (of groups such as the Freemasonry)

Equivalents

Български гръб
Cymraeg nofio cefn
English backstroke
Suomi selkäuinti
Français dos dos crawlé
Magyar hátúszás
日本語 背泳
Kurdî doş
Nederlands rugslag
Svenska ryggsim
Tagalog himbalangay

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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