gago

See also: Gago and Gagó

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gago (stutterer; stuttering).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡo/ [ˈɡa.ɡo]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧go

Noun

gágo (feminine gaga, Basahan spelling ᜄᜄᜓ) (vulgar, offensive)

  1. jerk; bastard
  2. fool; stupid person; contemptible person
    Synonyms: bobo, patal

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English gag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡo/
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Hyphenation: ga‧go

Noun

gago (accusative singular gagon, plural gagoj, accusative plural gagojn)

  1. gag, joke

See also

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɣo̝/

Noun

gago m (plural gagos, feminine gaga, feminine plural gagas)

  1. stutterer (one who stutters)
  2. one who speaks nasally

Adjective

gago (feminine gaga, masculine plural gagos, feminine plural gagas)

  1. stuttering
  2. nasal (voice)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gago”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gago.

Adjective

gago

  1. ignorant

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡo/ [ˈɡaː.ɡo]
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: ga‧go

Noun

gágo

  1. act of hiding, putting away, concealing

Derived terms

  • gagoen
  • igago

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gágo”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 155
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “gágo”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
  • Wallace, Judy (2018) “gago”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish gago.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ɡu/ [ˈɡa.ɣu]

  • Rhymes: -aɡu
  • Hyphenation: ga‧go

Noun

gago m (plural gagos, feminine gaga, feminine plural gagas)

  1. stutterer (one who stutters)
    Synonyms: tartamudo, balbo, tátaro

Adjective

gago (feminine gaga, masculine plural gagos, feminine plural gagas, comparable)

  1. stuttering
  2. (Portugal, figurative) clumsy (awkward, lacking coordination)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡo/ [ˈɡa.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: ga‧go

Noun

gago m (plural gagos, feminine gaga, feminine plural gagas)

  1. stutterer (one who stutters)

Adjective

gago (feminine gaga, masculine plural gagos, feminine plural gagas)

  1. stuttering

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gago (one who stutters).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɡo/ [ˈɡaː.ɣo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡo
  • Syllabification: ga‧go

Adjective

gago (feminine gaga, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜓ)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) foolish; stupid
    Synonyms: bobo, tanga, hangal, estupido, mangmang, tonto, gunggong, ogag, (Batangas) usbaw
    Hoy, napakagago mo naman!
    Hey, you're so stupid!
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) contemptible; obnoxious
    Synonyms: loko, ogag
  3. (uncommon, offensive) stuttering; stammering
    Synonym: at-at

Derived terms

See also

Noun

gago (feminine gaga, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜓ)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) fool; stupid person; contemptible person
    Synonyms: tanga, ogag
    'Gago ka talaga!
    You're really stupid!
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) jerk; bastard
    Synonym: ogag
  3. (uncommon, offensive) stuttering person

Interjection

gago (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜓ)

  1. (vulgar, slang) mindless swear of frustration: shit!; fuck!
    Ay gago!
    Ah shit!

Anagrams