kulapo

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Etymology 1

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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

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kulapó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜉᜓ) (zoology)

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

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

Noun

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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
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