kapal ng mukha

Tagalog

Etymology

From kapal (“thickness”) +‎ ng (“of”) +‎ mukha (“face”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˌpal naŋ mukˈhaʔ/, [kɐˌpal nɐŋ mʊkˈhaʔ]

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• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧pal ng muk‧ha

Noun

kapál ng mukhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

1. effrontery
2. (idiomatic) act of being arrogant.
3. (idiomatic, derogatory) condition of shamelessness; obnoxiousness; being egotistical

Derived terms

• ang kapal
• kapal
• kapal mukha
• kapalmuks
• kumapal ang mukha

 

See also

• makapal ang mukha
• walang-hiya

 

Interjection

kapál ng mukhâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜎ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜃ᜔ᜑ)

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) said to someone lavishly praising themselves, when they may be exaggerating or being full of themselves.
2. (idiomatic, derogatory) retort to one having gall, disrespect or shamelessness.