cork in Tagalog
tapón
/kɔːk//kɔɹk/
cork in Tagalog: tapón. In English, cork means the dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
Tagalog words for cork
- bottle stopper
- tapón
English meaning of cork
- noun The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
- noun The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- noun A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
- noun An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
cork in a sentence
- Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.
- He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.
- The vicious tackle corked his leg.
Synonyms of cork
cork in other languages
Questions about cork in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of cork in Tagalog?
- Cork in Tagalog is tapón.
- Ano ang cork sa Tagalog?
- Cork: tapón.
- What does cork mean in English?
- Cork means the dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cork (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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