kapatas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish capataz, from Latin caput.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kapaˈtas/, [kɐ.pɐˈtas]
Hyphenation: ka‧pa‧tas

Noun

kapatás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜆᜐ᜔)

(management) foreman
Synonyms: katiwala, tagapamahala, porman, engkargado

Further reading

“kapatas” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“kapatas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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