bapor

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish barco de vapor (“steamer, steamship”). From Spanish vapor, from Latin vapor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧por

Noun

bapor

1. any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish vapor.

Noun

bapór

1. boat, ship

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vapor.

Noun

bapor

1. boat, ship
2. steamboat

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vapor.

Noun

bapor

1. large ship

Maranao

Etymology

From Spanish vapor.

Noun

bapor

1. ship

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Kabuverdianu bapor meaning "ship" and Portuguese vapor meaning "packet-boat" and Spanish barco de vapor meaning "steamboat".

Noun

bapor

1. boat, ship
2. steamboat

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vapor.

Noun

bapór

1. ship

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vapor, from Latin vapor. The sense “steamship; steamboat” is an ellipsis of Spanish barco de vapor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈpoɾ/ [bɐˈpoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧por

Noun

bapór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜉᜓᜇ᜔)

1. vapor

   Synonym: singaw

2. steamship; steamboat

   Synonyms: buke, batel, barko

Derived terms

• bapor na pangkargada
• bapor-pandigma
• baporin

Related terms

• bapor kanyero
• bapor-de-giyera
• bapores
• baporisador
• baporsito
• ebaporada
• ebaporasyon
• eporador
• letse-ebaporada

Further reading

• “bapor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “bapor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• pabor