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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cabo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kábo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

  1. (military) corporal
    Synonym: korporal
  2. (informal) friend; buddy
    Synonyms: amigo, katuod, barkada

Derived terms

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaboʔ/ [ˈka.boʔ]

Noun

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kabò

  1. dipper

Verb

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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

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  • kab-anan (container used to fetch water)
  • pangabo (to catch fish fry using a dip net)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish cabo (corporal).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kabo

  1. (military) corporal
  2. foreman

References

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kabo (accusative singular kabon, plural kaboj, accusative plural kabojn)

  1. cab
  2. cape, headland

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Northern Sotho

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Noun

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kabo

  1. part, portion
    Synonym: kabelo

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput. Doublet of hepe and tsip.

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Noun

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kabo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

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

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Further reading

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

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