pugita

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Greater Central Philippine *pugitaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Maguindanao kuleta, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita), Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet, Kavalan qlita, and Paiwan guritsa. Doublet of kurita and kugita.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pugita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜄᜒᜆ)

  1. (zoology) octopus
    Synonym: oktopus
  2. any member of the order Octopoda

See also

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References

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  • pugita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018