"Kapatas" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
n. overseer, supervisor, superintendent. KAPE [kapε; f. Sp.], n. coffee. --var. KAFE, KAPI. v. /AG-/ to drink coffee.
kapatás - (Sp. capatáz) Foreman, one who
has charge of a gang of workmen on a road,
a farm, etc.
kapatas
Definition: (noun) foreman
kapatas n {1} foreman.
{2} one who loafs on the job, esp.
in hard manual work done by a group (humorous).
Dì mahuman kay daghan mang kapatas, It wont get finished because there are too many supervisors.
v [B6; a2] {1} be a foreman, act as a foreman.
{2} act like a supervisor and not work.
The Eiffel Tower is the Empire State Building after taxes.
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