The Cebuano/Bisaya word kapayason means “show-off”. It is used as a noun by native Cebuano speakers across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and much of Mindanao. This page covers what kapayason means in Bisaya, how to pronounce it correctly, how to use it in a sentence, and related words in the same category.
Bisaya word
kapayason
English meaning
show-off
Part of speech
Noun
In Bisaya (Cebuano), kapayason translates to “show-off”.
As a noun in the Nouns category, “kapayason” is part of the core Bisaya vocabulary that learners encounter early on. Native speakers use it across all registers — casual home conversations in Cebu, busy marketplaces in Bohol, and everyday interactions throughout the Visayas and Mindanao.
Bisaya nouns like "kapayason" (show-off) do not change form for singular or plural — context does that work for you. Place "mga" before a noun to signal plurality: "mga kapayason" refers to multiple instances. Unlike English, Bisaya nouns have no articles like "a" or "the" — the word stands alone. Learning high-frequency nouns is essential for building a strong vocabulary base in Cebuano.
Dili na tarong istoryahon nga tawhana kay kapayason kaayo, sige la'g panghambog sa iyang bag-ong awto.
You can't have a decent conversation with that guy because he's such a blowhard, always showing off his new ride.
Expand your vocabulary by learning other Bisaya nouns in the same category as “kapayason”.
Meaning shortened and example sentence adapted from Wiktionary, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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