kabo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabo/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo

Noun

kábo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

  1. (military) corporal
    Synonym: korporal
  2. (informal) friend; buddy
    Synonyms: amigo, katuod, barkada

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaboʔ/

Noun

kabò

  1. dipper

Verb

kabò

  1. to fetch or bring water from a deep well or water pump
  2. to cup or dip out liquids using a dipper or a similar vessel

Derived terms

  • kab-anan (“container used to fetch water”)
  • pangabo (“to catch fish fry using a dip net”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈkabo/

Noun

kabo

  1. (military) corporal
  2. foreman

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎ (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

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Noun

kabo (accusative singular kabon, plural kaboj, accusative plural kabojn)

  1. cab
  2. cape, headland

See also

Northern Sotho

Noun

kabo

  1. part, portion
    Synonym: kabelo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput. Doublet of hepe and tsip.

Pronunciation

Noun

kabo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

  1. (military) corporal
  2. (gambling) chief bet collector

See also

Further reading

  • “kabo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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