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Tagalog
Etymology
The word has been existing and even used as an insult since the 17th century. The colloquial etymology that the word is backslang of pa-cool, from pa- + English cool, literally “trying to be cool” may be false.
Pronunciation
Noun
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
- (biology) smegma; prepuce
- (colloquial, derogatory) asshole (mean or rude person)
Kupal ka; ang sama ng ginagawa mong paninira sa kapatid mo.- You ass; that's cruel of you to slander your brother.
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Adjective
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
- smegma-like
- (colloquial, derogatory) asshole; bitch; prick
Interjection
kupal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜎ᜔) (vulgar)
- (colloquial) crap!
Kupal naman o, hanggang baywang na ang tubig-baha!- Oh crap, the floodwaters are waist-high!
Further reading
- “kupal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 30: “Afrenta) Copal (pp) diciondo eſta palabra por afrenta”
- page 562: “Suçiedad) Copal (pp) del miembro viril, copal mo (diçe vno a otro por afrenta) la ſuçiedad de tu miembro”
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