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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguajas, metathesis of Spanish ajuagas (“malanders; equine animal ulcers”), from Arabic الشُقَاق (aš-šuqāq, “the crack; the fissure”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agwahas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜑᜐ᜔) (veterinary medicine)
- malanders; ulcers above hoofs
Further reading
- “agwahas”, 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