dapo

See also: DAPO and dǎpò

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧po
• IPA^(key): /ˈdapoʔ/, [ˈd̪a.poʔ]

Verb

dapo

1. to perch

   Synonym: tugdon

Derived terms

• dapuan
• magdapo
• padapo

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rapo — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧po
• IPA^(key): /ˈdapoʔ/, [ˈda.poʔ]

Etymology 1

Noun

dapò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜓ)

1. perching; alighting (of a bird)

   Synonyms: hapon, paghapon

2. (colloquial) contraction of a disease

   Synonym: hawa

3. (colloquial) person related to the family by marriage

Derived terms

• dapuan
• dumapo
• madapuan
• padapo-dapo
• padapuan
• pagdapo

 

Etymology 2

Noun

dapò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜓ)

1. orchid
2. (figurative) parasite

   Synonym: parasito

Derived terms

• dapo-sa-buho
• dapong-kahoy
• dapong-tubo