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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwau/
- Rhymes: -au
- Syllabification: guau
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
¡guau!
- woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English wow, with w- changed to gu- as is normal for borrowings from Germanic languages (compare Spanish guardar from Frankish *wardōn).
Interjection
¡guau!
- wow (all senses)
- Guau, ¡qué bárbaro! ― Wow, that's cool!
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