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balut

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /bɐˈlut̪̚/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Asian street food consisting of a developing duck embryo boiled alive and eaten in the shell

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A dice game similar to Yahtzee

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay balut and Tagalog balut.

From Cebuano balut. Credited to Edgar Woolbright.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛蛋 (máodàn) — embryo food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴨仔蛋 /鸭仔蛋 (yāzǐdàn) — embryo food
  • Indonesian: balut — embryo food
  • Japanese: バロット (barotto) — embryo food
  • Khmer: ពងទាកូន (pɔɔng tiə koun) — embryo food
  • Polish: balut — embryo food
  • Thai: ไข่ข้าว (kài-kâao) — embryo food
  • Vietnamese: hột vịt lộn — embryo food
  • Vietnamese: trứng vịt lộn — embryo food