pulbos

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish polvos. Doublet of polbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulˈbos/, [pʊlˈbos]
  • Hyphenation: pul‧bos

Adjective

pulbós (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. powdered; pulverized
    Synonyms: durog, pino

Noun

pulbós (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. face powder
    Synonym: polbo
  2. any kind of fine particles like powder or dust
    Synonym: alikabok
  3. act of pulverizing; grinding into powder
    Synonyms: ligis, durog
  4. (botany) a type of wormwood

Derived terms
  • ipulbos
  • magpulbos
  • mapulbos
  • pulbos na gamot
  • pulbos sa mukha
  • pulbusan
  • pulbusin
  • pumulbos
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