tambok

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tam‧bok

Noun

tambok

  1. adipose tissue; flab
  2. pork rind

Adjective

tambok

  1. fat, obese, overweight; chubby, plump
  2. (cooking, meat) having much fatty tissue
  3. having a thick body type
  4. (of soil) fertile

Verb

tambok

  1. to fatten up; to gain weight

Quotations

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tamˈbok/,
  • Hyphenation: tam‧bok

Noun

tambók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. bulge; protuberance
    Synonym: umbok
  2. swelling; swollen part
    Synonyms: maga, pamamaga
  3. bulk; bulkiness
    Synonym: laki
  4. convexity
    Synonyms: umbok, kaumbukan

Derived terms