balimbing

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noun

A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics; one who switches political parties

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OriginTagalog balimbing →
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Meanings

balimbing1

nounbalimbing (plural balimbings)

plural balimbings

  1. PhilippinesalternativeAlternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”).
  2. PhilippinegovernmentA turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics; one who switches political parties

    Synonyms: butterfly, apostate, butterfly, changeling, defector, runagate, traitor, transfuge

Balimbing2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Boac, Marinduque, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics; one who switches political parties

Similar
butterflyapostatebutterflychangelingdefectorrunagatetraitortransfugeturncloakturncoatturntippetwithersake
Also see
apostatebutterflychangelingdefectorrunagatetraitortransfugeturncloakturncoat

Origin

  1. Tagalogbalimbing
  2. Englishbalimbing

From Tagalog balimbing.

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APA

balimbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balimbing

MLA

“balimbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balimbing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balimbing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balimbing.

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