Usage Note
Kabibe is the general Tagalog term for a seashell or clam shell. The Philippines' extensive coastline makes shells a common part of everyday life — used for food, decoration, and traditional crafts — and kabibe appears in children's songs, folk tales, and coastal community contexts.
Examples
" Maganda ang kabibe sa buhangin. "
Natural Translation
The shell on the sand is pretty.
Literal Translation
Pretty the shell on sand.
" Nangolekta ng mga kabibe ang mga bata sa dalampasigan. "
Natural Translation
The children collected shells on the beach.
Literal Translation
Collected of shells the children on-the beach.
" Tuwing umaga, naglalakad kami sa dalampasigan upang mamulot ng mga kabibe na itinatabi namin bilang alaala ng aming bakasyon. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, we walk along the shore to pick up shells that we keep as a memento of our vacation.
Literal Translation
Every morning, walk we on-the shore to pick-up of shells that keep we as memento of our vacation.
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