kulapo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kulapu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kulaˈpo/ [kʊ.lɐˈpo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ku‧la‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kerapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Yami kozapo, Ivatan korapo, Ilocano kurapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Cebuano pugapo, Tiruray kurafu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Indonesian kerapu, Sundanese ᮊᮥᮛᮕᮥ (kurapu), and Palauan ksaw.

Noun

kulapó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜉᜓ) (zoology)

1. spotted coral grouper (Plectropomus maculatus)
2. humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)

See also

• lapulapu

 

Etymology 2

Compare Kapampangan kulapu (“molds; moss”), Bikol Central kulapo (“sea slime”) and Malay kulapuk (“molds”).

Noun

kulapó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜉᜓ)

1. a kind of mildew

   Synonym: dapulak

2. species of seaweed or moss
3. oily or vegetable film on liquid surface

   Synonym: linab

See also

• amag
• kulaba
• kulob
• lumot

 

Further reading

• “kulapo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kulapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018