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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish aguarrás (“turpentine”), perhaps from Latin aqua rāsis (“pitch water”).
Pronunciation
Noun
agwarás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜇᜐ᜔)
- turpentine (volatile essential oil)
- Synonyms: trementina, turpentina
Ang agwaras ay ginagamit sa pagtitimpla ng pintura.- Turpentine is used in mixing paints.
- mineral turpentine; white spirit
See also
Further reading
- “agwaras”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “agwaras”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “agwaras”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
- 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