gradweyt

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English graduate, from Latin graduātus (“graduated”), from gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: grad‧weyt

Verb

gradweyt

  1. to graduate from university, preschool, high school, etc.

Quotations

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English graduate. The basketball slang is a pun on the sixth grade of the Philippine elementary education system and the six fouls for a player to be removed from the game.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾadwejt/ [ˈɡɾad̪.weɪ̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -adwejt
  • Syllabification: grad‧weyt

Noun

gradweyt (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. graduate (person who has completed any level of education)
    Synonym: gradwado

Derived terms

  • gradwasyon

Adjective

gradweyt (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. (basketball, slang) fouled out
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