gagamba

Tagalog

isang gagamba

Etymology

Possibly from a partial reduplication of gamba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaɡamˈba/ [ɡɐ.ɣɐmˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ga‧gam‧ba

Noun

gagambá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. spider

   Synonyms: alalawa, (Quezon, Marinduque) lawa, lawa-lawa, (uncommon) aranya, (Cavite) tikri

2. (games) spider derby

Derived terms

• bahay-gagamba
• gagambang pipintig

Related terms

• gambagamba

See also

• lawalawa
• gamba
• botogs

Further reading

• “gagamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018