agwa-puwerte

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• agwa-pwerte — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguafuerte (literally “strong water”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaɡwa puˈeɾte/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐ ˈpwɛɾ.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -eɾte
• Syllabification: ag‧wa-pu‧wer‧te

Noun

agwa-puwerte (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜉᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ) (inorganic chemistry)

1. nitric acid

Related terms

• agwa
• puwerte

 

Further reading

• “agwa-puwerte”, 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