kabisote

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabiˈsote/ [kɐ.bɪˈsoː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧so‧te

Noun

kabisote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜐᜓᜆᜒ)

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

   Synonyms: pakiskis, tarat

Adjective

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

Related terms

• kabesa
• kabesado

 

See also

• tukmol

Further reading

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