agwero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agüero, from Old Spanish aguero, from Latin augurium.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈweɾo/ [ʔɐɡˈwɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ag‧we‧ro

Noun

agwero (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜒᜇᜓ)

1. omen; sign; indication

   Synonyms: pangitain, palatandaan, signos, senyales, senyal, pangatahuan, sagisag, marka, tanda

Related terms

• malagwero

 

See also

• babala
• hudyat
• kapalaran
• pamahiin
• sintomas
• tadhana

 

Further reading

• “agwero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 22
• 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