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balisong

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Borrowed from Tagalog balisong.

noun balisongs

  1. A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

    Similar: butterfly knife, Batangas knife

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noun a folding pocket knife

한국어발리송 ballisong
日本語バリソン barison
DeutschButterflymesser, Butterfly, Balisong
Ελληνικάπεταλούδα petaloúda

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"balisong." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balisong. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{balisong_2026,
  title = {balisong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balisong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}