agatsona

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish agachona (snipe), from agachar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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agatsona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ)

  1. slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
    Synonym: tikling
  2. a kind of Spanish dish

Further reading

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  • agatsona”, 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 16