bugaw

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Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡau/, [ˈbuɡaʊ̯]

Noun

bugaw

  1. inducement
  2. (informal) a pimp; a pander

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɡaʊ̯]

Noun

bugaw

  1. pimp; pander

Verb

bugaw

  1. to drive away; to shoo

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buRaw.

Verb

bugaw

  1. to drive away

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *buʀaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧gaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡaw/, [ˈbu.ɣaʊ̯]

Noun

bugaw

  1. (colloquial) pimp; pander; procurer
    Synonyms: alkahuweta, alkagwete
  2. (colloquial) go-between in a courtship
  3. driving away; shooing (animals, people, etc.)
    Synonyms: aboy, pag-aaboy, taboy, pagtataboy

Derived terms
  • bugawan
  • bugawin
  • bumugaw
  • mambugaw
  • pagbugaw
  • pambugaw ng langaw
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