de-kuwatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • de-kwatro
  • de kwatro
  • dekwatro
  • dekuwatro
  • de kuwatro

Etymology

From de- +‎ kuwatro, from Spanish de (“of”), and Spanish cuatro (“four”), due to one's legs forming the symbol "4".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de kuˈatɾo/, [dɛ ˈkwat.ɾo]
  • Hyphenation: de-ku‧wat‧ro

Adjective

de-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. crossing one's legs (having one's leg placed above one's thigh)

Derived terms
  • dume-kuwatro
  • magde-kuwatro
  • nakade-kuwatro

Further reading
  • “de-kuwatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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