agwado

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba àgbàdo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː]

Noun

àgwā̀dō m (possessed form àgwā̀don)

  1. maize

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguado.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡˈwado/ [ʔɐɡˈwaː.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa‧do
  • Homophone: Aguado

Adjective

agwado (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇᜓ)

  1. liquified; melted; watery
    Synonyms: lusaw, tunaw, matubig, malabnaw, akwoso, nagtubig
    Ang sorbetes ay agwado na.The ice cream has already melted.

Further reading

  • agwado”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • agwado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18