kasapuwego

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kasapwego
• kisapuwego — dialectal, Rizal
• sakapuwego, sakapwego — metathesis

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish casa fuego (“fire house”). Compare Ibatan kasapoygo, Ilocano kasapuego, Yogad kasafego, and Kapampangan kasapego.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kasapuˈeɡo/ [kɐ.sɐˈpwɛ.ɣo]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: ka‧sa‧pu‧we‧go

Noun

kasapuwego (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ) (uncommon)

1. matchbox

   Synonym: kahon ng posporo

2. match

   Synonym: posporo

Related terms

• kasa
• puwego

 

References

• “kasapuwego”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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 120
• Baroja, Felipe Mayor (2012) Diksyunaryong Batangueño‎^[1] (in Tagalog), Batangas, Philippines: Veritas Printing Press, Inc., page 106