kabo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kábo (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

1. (military) corporal

   Synonym: korporal

2. (informal) friend; buddy

   Synonyms: amigo, katuod, barkada

Derived terms

• kabohan

 

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kabò

1. dipper

Verb

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

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cabo (“corporal”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kabo

1. (military) corporal
2. foreman

References

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

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

Noun

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

1. cab
2. cape, headland

See also

• taksio (“taxi”)

Northern Sotho

Noun

kabo

1. part, portion

   Synonym: kabelo

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkabo/ [ˈka.bo]
• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: ka‧bo

Noun

kabo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓ)

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

See also

• kristo (“bet collector in cockfighting”)
• sarhento (“sergeant”)

Further reading

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