makuto

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ma- +‎ kuto.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ku‧to
  • IPA(key): /maˈkuto/, [mɐˈxu.to]

Adjective[edit]

makuto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜆᜓ)

  1. lousy; infested with plenty of lice

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish macuto.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ku‧to
  • IPA(key): /maˈkuto/, [mɐˈxu.to]

Noun[edit]

makuto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

  1. bag (especially school children's bag made of canvas)

Further reading[edit]

  • Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN