kapal ng mukha
Tagalog
editEtymology
editFrom kapal (“thickness”) + ng (“of”) + mukha (“face”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌpal naŋ mukˈhaʔ/ [kɐˌpal n̪ɐŋ mʊkˈhaʔ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧pal ng muk‧ha
Noun
editkapál ng mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- effrontery
- (idiomatic) act of being arrogant
- (idiomatic, derogatory) condition of shamelessness; obnoxiousness; being egotistical
Derived terms
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editInterjection
editkapál ng mukhâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)
- (idiomatic, derogatory) said to someone lavishly praising themselves, when they may be exaggerating or being full of themselves
- (idiomatic, derogatory) retort to one having gall, disrespect or shamelessness