gantso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

ganso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gancho.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡant͡ʃo/ [ˈɡan.t͡ʃo]
Rhymes: -ant͡ʃo
Syllabification: gan‧tso

Noun

gantso (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

hook
Synonyms: kawit, kalawit
act of hooking (to pick up, get, or take something)
Synonyms: pagkalawit, pagkawit, paggantso
cheating; swindle; defrauding
Synonyms: panggagantso, panunuba, pandaraya, tanso, panananso

Derived terms

gantsuhin
gantsuhin
manggagantso
manggantso
pagantso
paggantso
panggagantso

Related terms

gantsilyo

Further reading

“gantso” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“gantso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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