kapritso

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capricho, from Italian capriccio, from capo riccio (“curly head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈpɾitso/ [kɐˈpɾ̪i.t̪s̪o]
• Hyphenation: ka‧pri‧tso

Noun

kaprítso (Badlit spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. caprice, whim

   Synonym: manya

Related terms

• kapritsoso

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capricho, from Italian capriccio.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈpɾit͡ʃo/ [kɐˈpɾiː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kaˈpɾitso/ [kɐˈpɾit̪.so]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃo, (no yod coalescence) -itso
• Syllabification: ka‧prit‧so

Noun

kapritso (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. caprice; whim

Derived terms

• kapritsosa
• kapritsoso
• makapritso

See also

• bisyo
• humaling
• pusok

Further reading

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