agwa-kolonya

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua de Colonia, calque of French eau de Cologne, coined by Italian parfumier Johann Maria Farina in 1742, who lived in Cologne.

Pronunciation

Noun

agwa-kolonya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. cologne; eau de Cologne
    Synonym: kolonya

See also

Further reading

  • agwa-kolonya”, 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 17