guau

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwau/ [ˈɡwau̯]
  • Rhymes: -au
  • Syllabification: guau

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

¡guau!

  1. woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English wow, with w- changed to gu- as is normal for borrowings from Germanic languages (compare Spanish guardar from Frankish *wardōn).

Interjection

¡guau!

  1. wow (all senses)
    Guau, ¡qué bárbaro! ― Wow, that's cool!

Further reading

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