sawo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧wo

Verb

sawo

  1. to catch; to seize hold of
  2. to partake
  3. to share

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • sawu

Noun

sawo (plural sawo-sawo)

  1. sapodilla, chikoo

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈsawo/ [ˈsa.wo]
  • Rhymes: -awo
  • Hyphenation: sa‧wo

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

  • sawoh

Noun

sawo (Jawi spelling ساوو, plural sawo-sawo)

  1. any species of the Manilkara genus; sapota, naseberry
    a small sapota (Manilkara kauki)
    a Manila sapota (Manilkara zapota)

Adjective

sawo (Jawi spelling ساوو)

  1. ellipsis of sawo matang (brownish color (usually of skin), literally ripe sapota)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau sawo.

Alternative forms

Noun

sawo (Jawi spelling ساوو, plural sawo-sawo)

  1. (zoology) python

See also

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sauq. Compare Kapampangan sau, Tausug sāw, and Malay sauh. Doublet of sao.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsawoʔ/ [ˈsaː.woʔ]
      • Rhymes: -awoʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈsawo/ [ˈsaː.wo] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: sa‧wo

Noun

sawò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜓ) (nautical)

  1. anchor
    Synonyms: angkla, angkora, sinipete, sinipit, pasangit

Further reading

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

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