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Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguinaldo.
Noun
agináldo
- Christmas present
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguinaldo, from variant aguilando, possibly from corruption of Latin hoc in annō, an expression used as a refrain in popular New Year songs.
Pronunciation
Noun
aginaldo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜈᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- aguinaldo; Christmas or New Year present
- Synonyms: pamasko, papasko
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Further reading
- “aginaldo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18