balitaw

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noun

A Filipino form of poetic debate with courtship undertones, sung and danced simultaneously by a man and a woman using improvised steps and verses.

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Meanings

nounbalitaw (plural balitaws)

plural balitaws · alternative balitao

  1. A Filipino form of poetic debate with courtship undertones, sung and danced simultaneously by a man and a woman using improvised steps and verses.
Cite this entry
APA

balitaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balitaw

MLA

“balitaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balitaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balitaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balitaw.

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