nagua

See also: nágua, n'água, and Nagua

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *nawa (“woman's loincloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɡwa/ [ˈna.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -aɡwa
• Syllabification: na‧gua

Noun

nagua f (plural naguas)

1. skirt

   Synonyms: falda, (Argentina, Uruguay) pollera, (Cuba) saya

Usage notes

• Also used in plural with singular meaning.

Derived terms

• enagua

Further reading

• “nagua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025