bolos

E386007

Filipino blade agricultural tool improvised weapon machete-like knife

Bolos are large, single-edged Filipino machete-like knives traditionally used as agricultural tools and improvised weapons.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
bolos canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3756692 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: bolos
Context triple: [Balangiga massacre, weaponUsed, bolos]

A. BOL
BOL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Bolivia.
B. Brolas
Brolas is a historic estate on the Isle of Mull in Scotland associated with Clan Maclean.
C. BOP
BOP refers to the Brigadas Orgánicas Polivalentes, versatile organic brigades within the Spanish Army designed for flexible, multi-role combat operations.
D. Bola
Bola is the given name of Bola Tinubu, a prominent Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria.
E. BO
BO is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Bolivia in international standards and systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: bolos
Target entity description: Bolos are large, single-edged Filipino machete-like knives traditionally used as agricultural tools and improvised weapons.

A. BOL
BOL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Bolivia.
B. Brolas
Brolas is a historic estate on the Isle of Mull in Scotland associated with Clan Maclean.
C. BOP
BOP refers to the Brigadas Orgánicas Polivalentes, versatile organic brigades within the Spanish Army designed for flexible, multi-role combat operations.
D. Bola
Bola is the given name of Bola Tinubu, a prominent Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria.
E. BO
BO is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Bolivia in international standards and systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Filipino blade ⓘ agricultural tool ⓘ improvised weapon ⓘ machete-like knife ⓘ
associatedWith	Filipino martial arts ⓘ arnis ⓘ eskrima ⓘ kali ⓘ
carriedIn	sheath ⓘ
comparableTo	golok ⓘ machete ⓘ parang ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Philippines ⓘ
culturalSignificance	icon of rural Filipino life ⓘ symbol of Filipino resistance ⓘ
edgeGeometry	convex edge ⓘ
function	chopping ⓘ cutting ⓘ slashing ⓘ
grindType	flat grind ⓘ
handleMaterial	carabao horn ⓘ wood ⓘ
hasVariant	binangon ⓘ ginunting ⓘ iták ⓘ jungle bolo ⓘ pinuti ⓘ talibong ⓘ
material	carbon steel ⓘ
primaryEdgeType	single-edged ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
typicalBladeLength	medium-length blade ⓘ
typicalBladeShape	forward-curving ⓘ leaf-shaped ⓘ
typicalCarryLocation	belt ⓘ waist ⓘ
typicalUse	butchering livestock ⓘ chopping wood ⓘ clearing vegetation ⓘ close-quarters combat ⓘ cutting coconuts ⓘ harvesting crops ⓘ
usedAs	farm tool ⓘ weapon ⓘ
usedBy	Filipino farmers ⓘ Filipino guerrillas ⓘ linked to: Philippine guerrillas Filipino revolutionaries ⓘ
usedIn	Philippine Revolution ⓘ Philippine–American War ⓘ World War II in the Philippines ⓘ

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Balangiga massacre → weaponUsed → bolos ⓘ

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Statements (50)

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