kuwidaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kwidaw
  • k'widaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuidao, pronunciation spelling of cuidado (“beware”) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. matsakaw, salpikaw).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuiˈdaw/ [kwɪˈd̪aʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ku‧wi‧daw

Interjection

kuwidáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇᜏ᜔) (slang)

  1. watch out! beware!
    Synonym: ingat

Further reading

  • “kuwidaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 79
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