kabisote

Borrowed from Spanish cabezote (literally “big-headed”), from cabeza +‎ -ote. See also Spanish cabezota (“stubborn”).

• Hyphenation: ka‧bi‧so‧te
• IPA^(key): /kabiˈsote/, [kɐ.bɪˈso.tɛ]

kabisote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜓᜆᜒ)

1. someone who memorized something but did not understand it
2. (ornithology) brown shrike

   Synonyms: pakiskis, tarat

kabisote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜓᜆᜒ)

1. dull-headed

   Synonyms: tanga, dungo, gunggong, mahina ang ulo

2. obstinate

   Synonyms: matigas ang ulo, makulit, suwail, sutil, di-masupil

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