agwasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguaza (fluid; sap), from Vulgar Latin *aquacea.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡˈwasa/ [ʔɐɡˈwaː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa‧sa

Noun

agwasa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜐ)

  1. trickle of liquid
    Synonyms: patak, tulo, kayat
  2. (medicine, pathology) pus
    Synonym: nana
  3. (ophthalmology) aqueous humour

See also

Further reading

  • agwasa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • agwasa”, 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