pugapo

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Malay kerapu, Indonesian kerapu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Cebuano pugapo, Tagalog lapulapu.

Noun[edit]

pugapo

  1. any of several fish species in the family Serranidae including:
    1. humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)
    2. yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti)
    3. white-edged lyretail (Variola albimarginata)
    4. slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
    5. two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
    6. any of several fishes in the genera Epinephelus, Plectropomus and Cephalopholis

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Malay kerapu, Indonesian kerapu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Bikol Central pugapo, Tagalog lapulapu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pu‧ga‧po

Noun[edit]

pugapo

  1. any of several fish species in the family Serranidae including:
    1. humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)
    2. yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti)
    3. white-edged lyretail (Variola albimarginata)
    4. slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
    5. two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
    6. any of several fishes in the genera Epinephelus, Plectropomus and Cephalopholis

Usage notes[edit]

Used to refer to the larger adult or spawning individuals.

Derived terms[edit]

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