buntal

/ (ˈbʌntəl) /

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noun

straw obtained from leaves of the talipot palm

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Word Origin for buntal

C20: from Tagalog

Words nearby buntal

bunraku, buns, Bunsen, Bunsen burner, bunt, buntal, bunting, buntline, bunton, bunt order, Buñuel

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How to use buntal in a sentence

In the north-west monsoon we sometimes went to Buntal, a bay on the other side of the mountain of Santubong.
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