kalabera

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calavera (“skull”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧be‧ra
• IPA^(key): /kalaˈbeɾa/, [ka.l̪aˈbe.ɾa]

Noun

kalabera

1. (anatomy) skeleton

   Synonym: bungo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calavera (“skull”), from Latin calvaria, from calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós (“bald”) which contains the suffix *-wós (whence Latin -vus), from *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧be‧ra
• IPA^(key): /kalaˈbeɾa/, [kʌ.l̪ʌˈbi.ɾ̪ʌ]

Noun

kalabera

1. skeleton
2. (dated) skull
3. (folklore) undead skeleton