klabo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English club. Doublet of klubo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklabo]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abo
• Hyphenation: kla‧bo

Noun

klabo (accusative singular klabon, plural klaboj, accusative plural klabojn)

1. bludgeon, club, mace

Derived terms

• klabi (“to bludgeon”)
• sporklabo (“basidium”)

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calabo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kalabo
• klabos

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish clavo, from Latin clāvus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈklabo/, [ˈkla.bo]
• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: kla‧bo

Noun

klabo (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊᜓ) (botany)

1. clove (Eugenia aromatica)

   Synonym: (colloquial) kalabumpako

Derived terms

• klabuhan

 

Related terms

• kutsaba

References

• “klabo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 159: “Clauo) Calabo (pp) C. espeçia q̃ viene de maluco”