huwego

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish juego. Doublet of sugal.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈeɡo/ [ˈhwɛ.ɣo]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: hu‧we‧go

Noun

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

  1. gambling
    Synonyms: sugal, pagsusugal
  2. game; play
    Synonym: laro
  3. set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)
    Synonyms: set, terno
  4. looseness or movement of an mechanical attachment within its own clearance (such as in a steering wheel)
    Synonyms: luwag, galaw

Derived terms
  • ihuwego
  • kahuwego
  • maghuhuwego
  • maghuwego
  • magkahuwego
  • paghuhuwego
  • pahuwego

Interjection

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

  1. used in announcing the start of a gambling round: game!

References
  • “huwego”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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