agwahas

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish aguajas, metathesis of Spanish ajuagas (malanders; equine animal ulcers), from Arabic الشُقَاق (aš-šuqāq, the crack; the fissure).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

agwahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜑᜐ᜔) (veterinary medicine)

  1. malanders; ulcers above hoofs

Further reading[edit]

  • agwahas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18