repolyo

Asi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo (“cabbage”).

Noun

repolyo

1. cabbage

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo, from re- + Latin pullus (“sprout of a plant”).

Noun

repolyo

1. cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo, from re- + Latin pullus (“sprout of a plant”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧pol‧yo

Noun

repolyo

1. cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
2. the leaves of this plant

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo (“cabbage”).

Noun

repolyo

1. cabbage

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• repulyo, ripolyo, ripulyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo (“cabbage”). Compare Hanunoo lipuryo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeˈpoljo/ [ɾɛˈpol.jo]
• Rhymes: -oljo
• Syllabification: re‧pol‧yo

Noun

repolyo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. cabbage

   Synonym: (obsolete) koles

2. (colloquial) crowding; gathering around (in great numbers)

   Synonyms: pagkakalibumbong, pagkakalibumbungan

3. (colloquial) small group or crowd (of friends, admirers, etc.)

   Synonym: kalibumbong

Related terms

• repolyado

See also

• brokoli
• koliplor

Further reading

• “repolyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “repolyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish repollo (“cabbage”).

Noun

repolyó

1. cabbage