gantso

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ganso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gancho.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡant͡ʃo/ [ˈɡan̪.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈɡantso/ [ˈɡan̪.t͡so]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃo, (no yod coalescence) -antso
• Syllabification: gan‧tso

Noun

gantso (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. hook

   Synonyms: kawit, kalawit

2. act of hooking (to pick up, get, or take something)

   Synonyms: pagkalawit, pagkawit, paggantso

3. cheating; swindle; defrauding

   Synonyms: panggagantso, panunuba, pandaraya, tanso, panananso

Derived terms

• gantsuhin
• manggagantso
• manggantso
• pagantso
• paggantso
• panggagantso

Related terms

• gantsilyo

Further reading

• “gantso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “gantso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• tangos, Gaston