meryenda
n · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does meryenda mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, meryenda is a noun meaning ‘a snack; a snack of fruit, bread, or sweet potato, taken between meals with coffee; a term for taro and sweet potato still eaten as this…’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Definition
- na snack
- na snack of fruit, bread, or sweet potato, taken between meals with coffee
- na term for taro and sweet potato still eaten as this (a snack/side dish), even though rice, pork, and fat have replaced them as staples.
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.