kabesa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese cabeça. Compare Kabuverdianu kabesa.

Noun

kabesa

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. head (leader, chief, mastermind)
  3. intelligence

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese cabeça. Compare Guinea-Bissau Creole kabesa.

Noun

kabesa

  1. head

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese cabeça.

Noun

kabesa

  1. head;
  2. boss; leader; chief

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabeza, from Old Spanish cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈbesa/ [kɐˈbɛ.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: ka‧be‧sa

Noun

kabesa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐ)

  1. head; leader
    Synonyms: pinuno, pangulo
  2. act of memorization
    Synonym: saulo

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