de-kuwatro

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• de-kwatro
• de kwatro
• dekwatro
• dekuwatro
• de kuwatro

Etymology

From de- +‎ kuwatro, from Spanish de (“of”), and Spanish cuatro (“four”), due to one's legs forming the symbol “4”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /de kuˈatɾo/ [d̪ɛ ˈkwaː.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -atɾo
• Syllabification: de-ku‧wa‧tro

Adjective

de-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. crossing one's legs (having one's leg placed above one's thigh)

Derived terms

• dume-kuwatro
• magde-kuwatro
• nakade-kuwatro

 

Further reading

• “de-kuwatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018