kaoba

Cebuano

Etymology

kaob +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧o‧ba

Verb

kaoba

  1. imperative of kaob

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • caoba — unadapted spelling
  • kauba

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caoba, from Taíno caoban (“mahogany”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈʔoba/ [kɐˈʔoː.bɐ], /kaˈoba/ [kɐˈoː.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: ka‧o‧ba

Noun

kaoba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜊ)

  1. mahogany
  • kaobana

Further reading

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

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