sugarol

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish jugador (player). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, and sugal).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧ga‧rol
  • IPA(key): /suɡaˈɾol/, [s̪ʊ.ɡʌˈɾ̪ol̪]

Noun

sugaról

  1. gambler
  2. gambling addict

Adjective

sugaról

  1. afflicted with or suffering from problem gambling

Quotations

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sugadol obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish jugador (player; gambler). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish j was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, saro, and tasa). Doublet of hugador.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suɡaˈɾol/ [sʊ.ɣɐˈɾol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: su‧ga‧rol

Noun

sugaról (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. gambler
    Synonyms: manunugal, hugador, sugalero, magsusugal, palasugal
  2. gambling addict

Adjective

sugaról (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. given to gambling; addicted to gambling

Further reading

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