guwatsinanggo

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

guwatsinanggo

  1. (slang) a wily and mischievous person

Adjective[edit]

guwatsinanggo

  1. (dated) sly, cunning and mischievous

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

guwatsinanggo (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜅ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. cunningness; artfulness
    Synonym: kasuwitikan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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