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bunot

Pronunciation: /buˈnot/

“bunot” is a Tagalog word. Its 17 meanings in English:

noun

  1. coconut husk
  2. act of polishing the floor using a coconut husk
  3. coir (coconut husk fibers)
  4. fibrous portion of nuts or seeds
  5. act of pulling out something elongated
  6. tooth extraction; removal of teeth
  7. uprooting (of a plant)
  8. drawing or picking a card (from a pile, or from another person's hand)
  9. drawing (in a lottery)
  10. unsheathing; drawing (of a weapon from its sheath or holster)
  11. unplugging (of an electronic device)

adjective

  1. pulled out (of something elongated)
  2. extracted; removed (of teeth)
  3. uprooted (of plants)
  4. drawn (of a number in a lottery)
  5. unsheathed; drawn (of a weapon from its sheath or holster)
  6. unplugged (of an electronic device)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bunút, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunut. Compare Central Bikol bunot, Cebuano bunot, Hiligaynon bunot, and Tausug bunut.

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