agwardiyente

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguardiente (“hard liquor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡwaɾdiˈente/ [ʔɐɡ.wɐɾˈd͡ʒɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaɡwaɾdiˈente/ [ʔɐɡ.wɐɾˈd̪jɛn̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: ag‧war‧di‧yen‧te

Noun

agwardiyente (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. alcoholic drink; hard liquor; ardent spirits
    Synonyms: alak, alkohol

Derived terms

  • agwardiyentihan

Further reading

  • “agwardiyente”, 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
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