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

  • IPA(key): /kaˈʔoba/, [kɐˈʔo.bɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧o‧ba

Noun

kaoba (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜂᜊ)

  1. mahogany
  • kaobana

Further reading
  • “kaoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.