batikabesa

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === batukabesa === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish baticabeza (“click beetle; spring beetle; skipjack”, literally “beat-head”). By surface analysis, bati +‎ kabesa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batikaˈbesa/ [bɐ.t̪ɪ.xɐˈbɛː.sɐ] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: ba‧ti‧ka‧be‧sa === Noun === batikabesa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜃᜊᜒᜐ) (dialectal, Cavite) giant click beetle (Oxynopterus mucronatus) Synonyms: paltok-kabesa, patango ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====