kubaw

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kubal

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧baw

Noun

kubaw

1. callus; a hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use
2. pork rind

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• kabaw / ꨆꨝꨥ
• ꨆꨭꨝꨥ

Etymology

Compare Malay kerbau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.baʊ/

Noun

kubaw

1. water buffalo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cubao — Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈbaw/ [kʊˈbaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ku‧baw
• Homophone: Cubao

Noun

kubáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜊᜏ᜔)

1. (zoology) a species of carabao (Bubalus bubalis carabanesis) with curved horns in front of its face
2. (botany) a species of banana

Derived terms

• Cubao

 

Further reading

• “kubaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kubaw”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier