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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish gancho.
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Noun
gantso (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)
- hook
- Synonyms: kawit, kalawit
- act of hooking (to pick up, get, or take something)
- Synonyms: pagkalawit, pagkawit, paggantso
- cheating; swindle; defrauding
- Synonyms: panggagantso, panunuba, pandaraya, tanso, panananso
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