huwego

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish juego. Doublet of sugal.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈeɡo/ [ˈhwɛ.ɣo]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: hu‧we‧go

Noun

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

1. gambling

   Synonyms: sugal, pagsusugal

2. game; play

   Synonym: laro

3. set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)

   Synonyms: set, terno

4. looseness or movement of an mechanical attachment within its own clearance (such as in a steering wheel)

   Synonyms: luwag, galaw

Derived terms

• ihuwego
• kahuwego
• maghuhuwego
• maghuwego
• magkahuwego
• paghuhuwego
• pahuwego

 

Related terms

• hugador
• hugete
• huwego de-anilyo
• huwego de-palabra
• huwego de-prenda
• huwego de-toro

 

Interjection

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

1. used in announcing the start of a gambling round: game!

References

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