makuto

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ kuto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkuto/ [mɐˈxu.to]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: ma‧ku‧to

Adjective

makuto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜆᜓ)

1. lousy; infested with plenty of lice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish macuto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈkuto/ [mɐˈxu.to]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: ma‧ku‧to

Noun

makuto (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜓᜆᜓ) (obsolete)

1. bag (especially school children's bag made of canvas)

Further reading

• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN