gamugamo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • gamogamo, gamo gamo, gamo-gamo, gamu-gamo — proscribed

Etymology

From a reduplication of gamo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˌmuɡaˈmo/ [ɡɐˌmuː.ɣɐˈmo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ga‧mu‧ga‧mo

Noun

gamúgamó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜄᜋᜓ)

  1. small moth (such as those usually flying around a flame)
  2. (dialectal) flying ant

See also

Further reading

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