agwa-poso

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua de pozo (“well water”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaɡwa ˈposo/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐ ˈpoː.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ag‧wa-po‧so

Noun

agwa-poso (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜉᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. wellwater
    Synonym: tubig-balon

Further reading

  • “agwa-poso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17
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