EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
blockhead; dull-minded person...
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to sauté...
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FIL: Isang tao na mahina ang ulo, mabagal umunawa, o may katigasan ng pag-iisip.
EN: blockhead; dull-minded person
A throwback insult, parang ninuno ng "bobo" o "shunga." Ito ‘yung kaklase mong sampung beses mo nang in-explain ‘yung math problem pero ang sagot pa rin niya, "ha?". Sounds like a character from a Jose Rizal novel, probably because it is.
From Spanish "cabezote," augmentative of "cabeza" (head), meaning "big head" but used to imply stubbornness or dullness.
Considered an old-fashioned or literary term. It carries a strong negative connotation.
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🇵🇭 Tinawag siyang kabisote ng kanyang guro dahil hindi niya makuha ang aralin.
🇺🇸 His teacher called him a blockhead because he couldn't get the lesson.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang maging kabisote at pakinggan mo ang payo ng mas nakatatanda.
🇺🇸 Don't be a dullard and listen to the advice of elders.
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Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.