ekiboko

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish equívoco, from Late Latin aequivocus (“equivocal; ambiguous”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeˈkiboko/ [ʔɛˌxiː.boˈxo]
• Rhymes: -iboko
• Syllabification: e‧ki‧bo‧ko

Adjective

ekíbokó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜊᜓᜃᜓ)

1. equivocal

   Synonyms: taluhimig, doble-sentido

2. uncertain; doubtful

   Synonym: kaduda-duda

Related terms

• bokablo
• bokabularyo
• bokal
• bokalisasyon
• bokalista
• bokasyon
• bokatibo
• boses
• ekibalensiya
• ekidad
• ekidistante
• ekilatero
• ekilibrado
• ekilibriyo
• ekinoksiyo
• ekitatibo
• ekwador
• ekwanimidad
• ekwasyon
• ekwatoryal

 

Further reading

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