kuwatro-kantos

See also: kuwatro kantos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuatro cantos (“four corners”), in reference to square cornered gin bottles.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˌatɾo ˈkantos/ [ˌkwaː.t̪ɾo ˈkan̪.t̪os]
  • Rhymes: -antos
  • Syllabification: ku‧wa‧tro-kan‧tos

Noun

kuwatro-kantos (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔) (slang)

  1. gin
    Synonyms: hinebra, alak

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 79
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