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Tagalog
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)
- 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