guwatsinanggo
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish guachinango (“crafty, wheedling”), from Classical Nahuatl cuachilnācatl.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ɡuwat̪s̪iˈn̪aŋˌɡo/, /ɡuwatʃiˈn̪aŋˌɡo/
- Rhymes: -aŋɡo
- Hyphenation: gu‧wat‧si‧nang‧go, gu‧wa‧tsi‧nang‧go
Noun
guwatsinanggo
- (slang) a wily and mischievous person
Adjective
guwatsinanggo
- (dated) sly, cunning and mischievous
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish guachinango (“crafty, wheedling”), from Classical Nahuatl cuachilnācatl.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuat͡ʃiˈnaŋɡo/ [ɡwɐt.t͡ʃɪˈn̪aŋ.ɡo]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡuatsiˈnaŋɡo/ [ɡwɐt̪.sɪˈn̪aŋ.ɡo]
- Rhymes: -aŋɡo
- Syllabification: gu‧wat‧si‧nang‧go
Noun
guwatsinanggo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)
- cunningness; artfulness
- Synonym: kasuwitikan
See also
References
- “guwatsinanggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018