tambakol

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tamˈbakol/ [t̪ɐmˈbaː.xol]
• Rhymes: -akol
• Syllabification: tam‧ba‧kol

Noun

tambakol (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋ᜔ᜊᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. yellowfin tuna

   Synonyms: isdang bakol, albakora

   Nilusob ng mga tambakol ang lahat ng mga maliliit na isdang nakita nito.

   The yellowfin tuna attacked all the small fish it saw.

2. (by extension) big, fat person

   Synonym: tabatsoy

See also

• bariles

References

• “tambakol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “tambakol”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024