guwatsinanggo

Cebuano

Etymology

Probably from Puerto Rican Spanish guachinango (“crafty, wheedling”) or Mexican Spanish huachinango, from Classical Nahuatl cuachilnācatl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ɡuwat̪s̪iˈn̪aŋˌɡo/, /ɡuwatʃiˈn̪aŋˌɡo/
• Rhymes: -aŋɡo
• Hyphenation: gu‧wat‧si‧nang‧go, gu‧wa‧tsi‧nang‧go

Noun

guwatsinanggo

1. (slang) a wily and mischievous person

Adjective

guwatsinanggo

1. (dated) sly, cunning and mischievous

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish guachinango (“crafty, wheedling”), from Classical Nahuatl cuachilnācatl.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuat͡ʃiˈnaŋɡo/ [ɡwɐ.t͡ʃɪˈnaŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡo
• Syllabification: gu‧wat‧si‧nang‧go

Noun

guwatsinanggo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

1. cunningness; artfulness

   Synonym: kasuwitikan

See also

• suwitik
• tuso

 

References

• “guwatsinanggo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018