bakood
bakóod with stress marks
highland, plateau
Usage Note
Bakood is a geographical term for elevated flat land or a highland plateau, used in regional and rural contexts — particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao — to describe terrain. It is less common in Metro Manila speech.
Examples
" Malamig sa bakood. "
Natural Translation
It is cool on the highland plateau.
Literal Translation
Cool on-the plateau.
" Nagtanim sila ng mais sa bakood. "
Natural Translation
They planted corn on the highland plateau.
Literal Translation
Planted they of corn on-the plateau.
" Maganda ang anihin sa bakood dahil malusog ang lupa roon at sapat ang ulan sa buong taon. "
Natural Translation
The harvest on the highland plateau is good because the soil there is rich and there is enough rain throughout the year.
Literal Translation
Good the harvest on-the plateau because healthy the soil there and enough the rain in whole year.
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