agwa-kanangga

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua cananga (“Kananga Water”). See also translingual Cananga and Malay kenanga.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaɡwa kaˈnaŋɡa/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐ xɐˈn̪aŋ.ɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡa
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa-ka‧nang‧ga

Noun

agwa-kanangga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜃᜈᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. cananga water (a cologne based on a foundation of the essential oil of ylang ylang)

See also

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