dawag

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdawaɡ/ [ˈd̪aː.wɐɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -awaɡ
• Syllabification: da‧wag

Noun

dawag (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜄ᜔)

1. any of several species of spiny, woody vines
   1. orange climber (Zanthoxylum asiaticum)
   2. caper berry (Capparis zeylanica)

      Synonym: halubagat-baging

   3. caper-thorn (Capparis micracantha)

      Synonyms: bayabas-uwak, halubagat, salimbagat, malarayat-kahoy, tinikan

   4. sapnit (Caesalpinia latisiliqua)

      Synonyms: kabitkabag, kamit-kabag, sagnit, sampinit, sapnit, kamutpusa

2. rattan spine

   Synonym: tinik-yantok

Derived terms

• dawagan
• madawag

 

See also

• siit
• subyang
• salugsog

Further reading

• “dawag” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “dawag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• gawad