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

  1. (slang) a wily and mischievous person

Adjective

guwatsinanggo

  1. (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)

  1. cunningness; artfulness
    Synonym: kasuwitikan

See also

References

  • guwatsinanggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018