sandurugo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From san- +‎ dugo with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sanduɾuˈɡoʔ/ [sɐn̪.d̪ʊ.ɾʊˈɣoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: san‧du‧ru‧go

Noun

sandurugô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓᜄᜓ) (folklore, dialectal, Laguna, Rizal)

  1. a person that snatches children and uses their blood to fortify structures under construction
    Synonyms: mandurugo, manunupot, (Quezon) sipay
  2. ghost
    Synonyms: multo, mumo
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