bagol

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *bagúl. Compare Hiligaynon bagol (“skull”). The game is named after its previous use of coconut shells and stones.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/ [bɐˈɡol̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gol

Noun

bagól (Badlit spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. coconut shell
2. game where two opposing players, usually girls, take turns attempting to hit the other player's flip-flop

Usage notes

• As the game progresses, hitting the opponent's slipper is made difficult by requiring the player to perform tasks including carrying the slipper towards the opponent's slipper using only one leg, balancing the slipper in the head while walking towards the target slipper or doing a backbend to hit the target slipper.

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡol/ [ˈba.ɡol̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gol

Adjective

bágol (intensified bagolon, Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. numb; insensible
2. (figuratively) sluggish

   Synonyms: burod, maluya

Derived terms

• magbagol
• mamagol
• pabagol
• pamagol

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/ [baˈɡol̪]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gol

Noun

bagól (Basahan spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (Partido, Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) coconut shell

   Synonym: suro

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *bagúl. Compare Cebuano bagol (“coconut shell; kind of children's game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/ [baˈɡol]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gol

Noun

bagól

1. (anatomy) skull

   Synonym: yubon

2. any skull-like vessel, such as a rough coconut shell cut in half and used for cleaning
3. (figuratively) brain; mind

   Synonym: utok

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *bagúl. Compare Hiligaynon bagol (“skull; skull-like vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/, [baˈɡol]

Noun

bagól

1. (anatomy) skull

Tagalog

Etymology

The coin was named as such because it wasn't made of silver.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/ [bɐˈɣ̠ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: ba‧gol

Adjective

bagól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔)

1. unpolished; uncouth

   Synonyms: bundagol, bastos

2. clumsy; awkward; slothful

Derived terms

• kabagulan

Noun

bagól (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄᜓᜎ᜔) (dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Boac-Mogpog Marinduque)

1. five-centavo coin

   Synonyms: singko, walungkuwarta, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) waluhin, (Gasan-Buenavista Marinduque) singkuhin, (eastern Marinduque) bungoy

Alternative forms

• bagon — Quezon, Boac-Mogpog Marinduque

Anagrams

• Ablog

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡol/, [baˈɡul]
• Hyphenation: ba‧gol

Noun

bagól

1. coconut shell