agatsona

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agachona (“snipe”), from agachar.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡaˈt͡ʃona/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐˈt͡ʃo.nɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: a‧gat‧so‧na

Noun

agatsona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ)

  1. slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
    Synonym: tikling
  2. a kind of Spanish dish

Further reading
  • “agatsona”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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