huwego
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- huego — dated
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish juego, from Latin jocus, iocus. Doublet of sugal.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈeɡo/ [ˈhwɛː.ɣo]
- Rhymes: -eɡo
- Syllabification: hu‧we‧go
Noun
huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)
- gambling
- Synonyms: sugal, pagsusugal
- game; play
- Synonym: laro
- set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)
- looseness or movement of a mechanical attachment within its own clearance (such as in a steering wheel)
Derived terms
- ihuwego
- kahuwego
- maghuhuwego
- maghuwego
- magkahuwego
- paghuhuwego
- pahuwego
Related terms
- hugador
- hugete
- huwego de-anilyo
- huwego de-palabra
- huwego de-prenda
- huwego de-toro
Interjection
huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)
- used in announcing the start of a gambling round: game!
References
- “huwego”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018