kabesa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese cabeça. Compare Kabuverdianu kabesa.

Noun

kabesa

head (part of the body)
head (leader, chief, mastermind)
intelligence

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

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

Noun

kabesa

head

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kabisa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabeza.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧be‧sa

IPA^(key): /kaˈbesa/, [kɐˈbɛ.sɐ]

Noun

kabesa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐ)

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

Related terms

engkabesamyento
kabesa de barangay
kabesada
kabesado
kabesera
kabesilya
kabisote

References

“kabesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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