gugo

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *gúguq.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡuɡoʔ/ [ˈɡuː.ɣoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uɡoʔ
  • Syllabification: gu‧go

Noun

gugò (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜄᜓ)

  1. St. Thomas bean (Entada phaseoloides)
    Synonym: bayugo
  2. shampoo made from the bark of the St. Thomas bean plant
  3. act of shampooing one's hair using such a product

Derived terms

  • guguan
  • guguin
  • igugo
  • maggugo
  • paggugugo
  • pagugo
  • panggugo

See also

Further reading

  • “gugo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gúguq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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