perdegana

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• perdigana
• pyerde gana
• piyerde gana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pierde gana (“loses, wins”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpeɾdeˈɡana/ [ˌpɛɾ.d̪ɛˈɣaː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: per‧de‧ga‧na

Noun

pérdegána (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜄᜈ) (games, sometimes gambling)

1. a game mode where the loser by the regular rules wins (such as in checkers)

   Synonym: talo-manalo

Related terms

• gana
• ganado
• perder

 

See also

• dama

 

References

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