alimpuyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alipuyo

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalimpuˈjo/ [ʔɐ.lɪm.pʊˈjo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: a‧lim‧pu‧yo

Noun

alimpuyó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜌᜓ)

1. swirling water; eddy

   Synonyms: puyo, palipod

2. whirlwind
3. whirling movement
4. (figurative) sudden burst of anger

Derived terms

• alimpuyo ng bagyo

 

Further reading

• “alimpuyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018