kapol

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧pol

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kapol

  1. (obsolete) a type of knife

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kapol

  1. a cake

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kapur, from Proto-Austronesian *qapuʀ. Doublet of alkampor and apog.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈkapol/ [ˈkaː.pol] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -apol
    • IPA(key): /kaˈpol/ [kɐˈpol] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: ka‧pol

Noun

kapol (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. act and manner of smearing and daubing something with any greasy, sticky, or dirty substance
  2. any greasy, sticky, or dirty substance smeared on something, such as wax, paint, blood, or varnish
  3. (obsolete) bitumen made of lime and oil for caulking holes or cracks in vessels

Derived terms

  • ikapol
  • kapulan
  • kapulin
  • kumapol
  • makapulan
  • mangangapol
  • mangapol
  • pangapol

See also

Adjective

kapól (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. covered, smudged or smeared over with something greasy, sticky, or dirty

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