"kapok" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪpɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkeɪˌpɑk/ [General-American], /ˈkɑːpəʊk/ [Singapore], [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ] [Singapore] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-kapok.wav Forms: kapoks [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -eɪpɑk Etymology: Borrowed from Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”). Etymology templates: {{vern|Malabar silk-cotton tree}} Malabar silk-cotton tree, {{bor|en|ms|kapuk|t=silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra}} Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kapok (countable and uncountable, plural kapoks)
  1. A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fibers Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants Synonyms: mumian Translations (silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)): капок (kapok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), duldol (Cebuano), durol (Cebuano), kapok [rare] (Cebuano), 加薄棉 (ka-po̍k-mî, ka-po̍h-mî, ka-poah-mî, ka-poh-mî) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 胭脂花 (ian-chi-hoe) [Hokkien, Xiamen] (Chinese), 扳枝花 (pan-chi-hoe, pan-chi-hoa, pian-chi-hoe) [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou] (Chinese), 紅棉 (Chinese Cantonese), 红棉 (english: hung⁴ min⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 木棉 (mùmián) (Chinese Mandarin), 紅棉 (Chinese Mandarin), 红棉 (hóngmián) (Chinese Mandarin), kapokki (Finnish), Kapok [masculine] (German), kapuk (Indonesian), randu (Indonesian), capac [masculine] (Irish), capóc [feminine] (Irish), capoc [masculine] (Italian), kapoc [masculine] (Italian), パンヤ (pan'ya) (Japanese), капок (kapok) (Kyrgyz), kapuk (Malay), kekabu (Malay), kapok [masculine] (Polish), paina [feminine] (Portuguese), capoc [neuter] (Romanian), капо́к (kapók) [masculine] (Russian), कूटशाल्मलि (kūṭaśālmali) [feminine, masculine] (Sanskrit), capoc [masculine] (Spanish), buboy (Tagalog), นุ่น (nûn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-kapok-en-noun-WOJFgAgc Disambiguation of Fibers: 53 28 20 Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 40 35 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 46 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 48 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 29 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 47 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 46 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 48 30 22 Disambiguation of 'silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)': 45 32 23
  2. A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants Synonyms: kapok tree, mapou, mumian
    Sense id: en-kapok-en-noun-vuwQdagc Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 40 35 25 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 34 25
  3. A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants Synonyms: kapok tree
    Sense id: en-kapok-en-noun-YcAK8ziC Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 40 35 25 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 34 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: capoc, kapoc Derived forms: kapok bush, kapok tree Translations (Bombax ceiba): valkokapokkio (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'Bombax ceiba': 28 35 37

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "capoc"
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      "word": "kapoc"
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      "roman": "kapok",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "капок"
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      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "duldol"
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      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "durol"
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      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kapok"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "紅棉"
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      "code": "yue",
      "english": "hung⁴ min⁴",
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      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "红棉"
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "roman": "ka-po̍k-mî, ka-po̍h-mî, ka-poah-mî, ka-poh-mî",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
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      "word": "加薄棉"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "ian-chi-hoe",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "胭脂花"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "pan-chi-hoe, pan-chi-hoa, pian-chi-hoe",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
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        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
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      "word": "扳枝花"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mùmián",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "木棉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "紅棉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hóngmián",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "红棉"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "kapokki"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kapok"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "kapuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "randu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capac"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "capóc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kapoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pan'ya",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "パンヤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kapok",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "капок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "kapuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "kekabu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kapok"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "capoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kapók",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "капо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kūṭaśālmali",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कूटशाल्मलि"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "buboy"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nûn",
      "sense": "silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)",
      "word": "นุ่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Bombax ceiba",
      "word": "valkokapokkio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kapok"
}

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