zagual

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sagwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈɡwal/ [θaˈɣ̞wal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈɡwal/ [saˈɣ̞wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: za‧gual

Noun

zagual m (plural zaguales)

1. canoe paddle

See also

• canoa
• piragua

 

Further reading

• “zagual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10