damuho

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Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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damuhò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜓᜑᜓ)

  1. rough; savage; wild; brutal
    Synonyms: mabangis, mabagsik, salbahe, brutal
    Ayaw niyang gayahin ang damuhong sayaw ng mga lasing.
    He refuses to imitate the savage dance of drunk people.
  2. rustically stupid; ignorant (due to being young or being uneducated)
    Synonyms: mangmang, tunggak
    Tumatakbo ang damuhong bata sa lansangan araw-araw.
    The ignorant child runs around the street every day.
    • 1968, Dionisio S. Salazar, Pitong dula:
      Hay, Kulas, damuho ka! Magtigil ka nga ng pamumuwisit, a !
      Oh, Kulas [Nicolas], you fool! Can you stop annoying me!
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Further reading

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