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Tagalog
Etymology
From ka- (“co-; -mate”) + abat (“interjection”) + usap (“conversation; talk”), literally “someone that can similarly interject in the conversation”.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaabat-usap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜊᜆ᜔ᜂᜐᜉ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Mindoro)
- a person included in the conversation
Si Mang Badong ay nagbigay ng kanyang opinyon sa mga kabaranggay niya kahit hindi siya kaabat-usap sa mga usapan ng mga ito.- Mr. Badong gave his opinion to his neighbors in the barangay even though he is not a conversation participant in the discussions of these people.
See also
Further reading
- Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 82