kabo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabo/, [ˈka.bo]
  • 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/, [ˈka.bɔʔ]

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/, [ˈka.bɔ]

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈkabo]
  • Rhymes: -abo
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabo/, [ˈka.bo]
  • Rhymes: -abo
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo

Noun

kabo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

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

See also

  • kristo (bet collector in cockfighting)
  • sarhento (sergeant)

Further reading

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