mambobola

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mamboˈbola/, [mɐm.boˈbo.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Hyphenation: mam‧bo‧bo‧la

Noun[edit]

mambobola (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ)

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

Verb[edit]

mambobola (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mambola

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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