tabo

Pronunciation: /ˈtaboʔ/

“tabo” is a Tagalog word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

tabo (traditional hygiene tool shaped like a dipper or scoop usually made of plastic)
act of scooping water or liquid with a dipper or scoop
mug made of coconut shell
tabo (dipper or ladle made of coconut shell and bamboo)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuq. Compare Central Bikol tabo. See also Cebuano kabo, Malay cebok (“water dipper”), and Urak Lawoi' เจอบุ (cebuq, “to dip out water”).

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