agatsona
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish agachona (“snipe”), from agachar.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɡaˈt͡ʃona/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐˈt͡ʃo.nɐ]
- Rhymes: -ona
- Syllabification: a‧gat‧so‧na
Noun edit
agatsona (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ)
- slaty-breasted rail (Gallirallus striatus)
- Synonym: tikling
- a kind of Spanish dish
Further reading edit
- “agatsona”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018