upos

Tagalog

upos ng sigarilyo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central apos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈpos/, [ʔʊˈpos]
  • Hyphenation: u‧pos

Noun

upós (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. cigarette butt (typically used with ng sigarilyo)
    Synonym: beha
    Maraming nakakalat na upos ng sigarilyo sa kalye.
    Many cigarette butts are littered on the street.
  2. candlestub
  3. condition of being reduced to a stub or but (of cigars, cigarettes, candles, etc.)
  4. condition of being sunk or submerged fully into a certain depth (especially up to the hilt)

Derived terms

  • maupos
  • pagkaupos

See also

Adjective

upós (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. reduced to a stub or but (of cigars, cigarettes, candles, etc.)
  2. submerged to the bottom
    Synonym: lubog
  3. sunk up to the hilt
    Synonyms: sagad, sapak, sampak
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