de-kuwatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • de-kwatro
  • de kwatro
  • dekwatro
  • dekuwatro
  • de kuwatro

Etymology

From de- +‎ kuwatro, from Spanish de (“of”), and Spanish cuatro (“four”), due to one's legs forming the symbol “4”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /de kuˈatɾo/ [d̪ɛ ˈkwaː.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -atɾo
  • Syllabification: de-ku‧wa‧tro

Adjective

de-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. crossing one's legs (having one's leg placed above one's thigh)

Derived terms

  • dume-kuwatro
  • magde-kuwatro
  • nakade-kuwatro

Further reading

  • “de-kuwatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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