monigote
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From monago.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monigote m (plural monigotes) (colloquial)
- rag doll
- Synonym: muñeco
- stick man
- (figurative) puppet
- cardboard or wooden representation of a human, used in various events or carnivals
- (derogatory) idiot, village idiot, buffoon
- doodle
- 2017, Tyto Alba, Fellini en Roma, Astiberri, →ISBN, page 26:
- Sentía que mis monigotes eran demasiado ridículos como para sentirse en el derecho de invadir su espacio.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading edit
- monigote (magia) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- “monigote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish monigote.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monigote (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈᜒᜄᜓᜆᜒ)
- puppet; rag doll
- (figurative) simpleton; idiot; stupid person
- Synonyms: mangmang, walang-muang, (rare) uldog
Further reading edit
- “monigote” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021