Cab to Caboose

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Cab, n. [cab]
Cab, una especie de vehiculo.
Kab, kalesang inglés na tila rokabay. TAKSI

Cabal, n. [cabál]
Cábala, sociedad de personas unidas para alguna conjuracion ó intriga.
Katipunan na may bantâ.

Cabal, v. [cabál]
Maquinar, tramar.
Magbantâ, mag-akalà ng̃ isang laláng.

Cabbage, n. [cábedch]
Berza, repollo.
Repolyo.

Cabbage, v. [cábedch]
Cercenar, hurtar retazos.
Magtalop ng̃ balat, umumit ng̃ mg̃a retaso.

Cabin, n. [cábin]
Cabaña, choza.
Dampâ, sálong, kubo.

Cabin, v. [cábin]
Vivir en cabaña ó choza.
Manahán sa dampâ.

Cabinet, n. [cábinet]
Gabinete, escritorio.
Mesang sulatan.

Cabinet-maker, n. [cábinet-méker]
Ebanista.
Manggagawà ng̃ mg̃a mesang sulatán.

Cable, n. [kébl]
Cable.
Kable pahatid-kawad.

Cablet, n. [kéblet]
Remolque.
Hila.

Caboose, n. [cabús]
El fogón ó cocina á bordo de un barco.
Ang kúsinaan sa sasakyang dagat.

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