hukbo

Bikol Central

Noun

hukbô

army; troops

Tagalog

Alternative forms

hocbo – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 服務 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: huk‧bo

IPA^(key): /hukˈbo/, [hʊkˈbo]

IPA^(key): /hukˈboʔ/, [hʊkˈboʔ]

Noun

hukbó or hukbô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜓ)

army
Synonym: ehersito
(figurative) large group of people (such as workers)

Derived terms

hukbong-dagat
hukbong-himpapawid
hukbong-karagatan
hukbong-kati
hukbong-katihan
hukbong-lakad
hukbong-pandagat
hukbong-panghimpapawid
hukbong-sandatahan
panghukbo

Anagrams

buhok

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