balisong

English

Etymology

Popularly believed to derive from the Tagalog phrase baling sungay (literally "broken horn"), since the original balisongs were made from carved animal horns.

Noun

balisong (plural balisongs)

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.

Synonyms

Translations

a folding pocket knife

Czech: motýlek m
German: Butterflymesser (de) n, Butterfly (de) n, Balisong

Greek: πεταλούδα (el) f (petaloúda)

Tagalog

Noun

balisóng

a butterfly knife

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