English Explanatory Dictionary

kapok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
  2. A silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra).
  3. A cotton tree, Malabar silk-cotton tree, or red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪpɒk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-kapok.wav /ˈkeɪˌpɑk/ /ˈkɑːpəʊk/ [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ]

Word forms

kapok kapoks capoc kapoc

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kapuk (“silky fibre from the silk-cotton tree; Ceiba pentandra”).

Synonyms

mumian kapok tree mapou

Derived words

kapok bush kapok tree

Translations

Arabic: كَابُوك Bulgarian: капок Catalan: capoc Cebuano: duldol Cebuano: durol Cebuano: kapok Chinese Cantonese: 紅棉 /红棉 Chinese: 加薄棉 Chinese: 胭脂花 Chinese: 扳枝花 Chinese Mandarin: 木棉 Chinese Mandarin: 紅棉 /红棉 Dutch: kapok Finnish: kapokki German: Kapok Indonesian: kapuk Indonesian: randu Irish: capac Irish: capóc Italian: capoc Italian: kapoc Japanese: パンヤ Kyrgyz: капок Malay: kapuk Malay: kekabu Polish: kapok Portuguese: paina Romanian: capoc Russian: капо́к Sanskrit: कूटशाल्मलि Spanish: capoc Tagalog: buboy Thai: นุ่น
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