agwaras

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguarrás (“turpentine”), perhaps from Latin aqua rāsis (“pitch water”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡwaˈɾas/ [ʔɐɡ.wɐˈɾas]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa‧ras

Noun

agwarás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇᜐ᜔)

  1. turpentine (volatile essential oil)
    Synonyms: trementina, turpentina
    Ang agwaras ay ginagamit sa pagtitimpla ng pintura.
    Turpentine is used in mixing paints.
  2. mineral turpentine; white spirit

See also

Further reading

  • “agwaras”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “agwaras”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “agwaras”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • 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
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