agwa-de-pataranta

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish agua (water) +‎ Spanish de (of; made of) +‎ pataranta (confuser; causing confusion). Literally, confusion water; impulse water. The origin is said to be related on how medicinal waters in 1920s and 1930s are named with Spanish agua.

Pronunciation

Noun

agwa-de-patarantá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇᜒᜉᜆᜇᜈ᜔ᜆ) (slang)

  1. alcoholic beverage; hard liquor
    Synonyms: alak, (slang) bilog, (slang) kuwatro-kantos, agwardiyente

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 2