mambobola

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bola (“bluff; flattery”) with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamboˈbola/ [mɐm.boˈboː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: mam‧bo‧bo‧la

Noun

mambobola (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ) (colloquial)

  1. flatterer
    Synonym: bolero
  2. bluff (one who bluffs)
    Synonym: bolero
  • pambobola

Verb

mambobola (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mambola

Further reading

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