tabo
Spanish, noun/ˈtabo/
tabo is spelled T-A-B-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 106,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tabo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tabo (traditional hygiene tool shaped like a dipper or scoop usually made of plastic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vasija filipina hecha con la cáscara interior y durísima del coco”.
What does tabo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetabo (traditional hygiene tool shaped like a dipper or scoop usually made of plastic)
- 2
masculineact of scooping water or liquid with a dipper or scoop
- 3
masculinemug made of coconut shell
- 4
masculinetabo (dipper or ladle made of coconut shell and bamboo)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vasija filipina hecha con la cáscara interior y durísima del coco
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tabo
- tabos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tabo?
- /ˈtabo/
- [ˈt̪a.β̞o]
- [ˈt̪aβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tabo in Spanish?
tabo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).