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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaŋwaŋ/
- Hyphenation: wang‧wang
Noun
wangwang
- (offensive) slut; promiscuous woman
Adjective
wangwang
- (of an opening) stretched out
Verb
wangwang
- to stretch out or enlarge an opening
Eastern Bontoc
Noun
wangwang
- river
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
wangwang (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔) (colloquial)
- siren (sound device, especially on emergency vehicles)
- Synonym: sirena
- sound of such a siren
- act of sounding a siren
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)
- having a wide, long rip or tear
- Synonyms: wakwak, nawakwak
Noun
wangwáng (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜅ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)
- wide, long rip or tear
- Synonym: wakwak
- condition of being exposed to the elements
- Synonym: tiwangwang
Further reading
- “wangwang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018