dagang-kosta

See also: dagang kosta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dagang kosta

Etymology

From daga (“mouse; rat”) +‎ -ng- +‎ kosta (“coast”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌɡaŋ ˈkosta/ [dɐˌɣaŋ ˈkos.tɐ]
• Rhymes: -osta
• Syllabification: da‧gang-kos‧ta

Noun

dagáng-kosta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. guinea pig

   Synonym: dagang-puti

Further reading

• “dagang-kosta” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “dagang kosta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018