sawo

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sa‧wo

Verb

sawo

  1. to catch; to seize hold of
  2. to partake
  3. to share

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sauq. Compare Kapampangan sau, Tausug sāw, and Malay sauh. Doublet of sao.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsawoʔ/ [ˈsa.woʔ]
      • Rhymes: -awoʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈsawo/ [ˈsa.wo] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: sa‧wo

Noun

sawò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜓ) (nautical)

  1. anchor
    Synonyms: angkla, angkora, sinipete, sinipit, pasangit

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