bulto

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish bulto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulto/, [ˈbul̪.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: bul‧to

Adjective

bulto (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. in bulk

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish bulto.

Noun

búlto

1. luggage, trunk or box
2. a carved statue

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vultus (“face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbulto/ [ˈbul̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ulto
• Syllabification: bul‧to

Noun

bulto m (plural bultos)

1. bulge

   Synonym: abultamiento

2. lump, volume or an indeterminate object
3. piece of luggage
4. bust or statue, not reduced to relief or bas-relief sculpture

Derived terms

• a bulto
• abultar
• bulto redondo
• de bulto
• escurrir el bulto
• guardar bulto
• hacer bulto
• ir al bulto

 

Further reading

• “bulto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bulto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbulto/ [ˈbul.to]
• Rhymes: -ulto
• Syllabification: bul‧to

Noun

bulto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. volume or measure of something wrapped
2. pack, piece of luggage or anything carried

   Synonym: pakete

Derived terms

• bultuhan

 

Related terms

• rebulto