pugante

Tagalog

Etymology

From puga, from Spanish fugar (“escape”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pu‧gan‧te

IPA^(key): /puˈɡante/, [pʊˈɣan.te]

Noun

pugante (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

fugitive; escapee
Synonyms: takas, duwag

Hinahabol na ng mga pulis ang ilang mga pugante na tumakas sa kulungan
The police are now tracking down several fugitives who escaped from prison.

Further reading

“pugante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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