This word is from the Spanish calvo.
kalbó
bald, without hair
bald, without hair
Kalbó ako.
I am bald.
Kalbó siya.
He is bald.
Kalbó si Lolo.
Grandfather is bald.
kalbong babae
bald woman
kalbong lalaki
man with no hair
makalbo
to become bald
Nag-iingat ako dahil ayaw kong makalbo.
I’m being careful because I don’t want to become bald.
Nakakalbo ka na ba?
Are you getting bald?
Nakakalbo na yata ako.
I think I’m getting bald.
Ang tatay mong kalbo
Nasira ang ulo
Sa utang at bagyo
A funny-sounding Filipino slang word for ‘bald’ is bókal, an inversion of the syllables in kalbó.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
kalbó: walang buhok
Bawal magpagupit ang kalbo.
