gamugamo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gamogamo, gamo gamo, gamo-gamo, gamu-gamo — proscribed

Etymology

From a reduplication of gamo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˌmuɡaˈmo/ [ɡɐˌmuː.ɣɐˈmo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ga‧mu‧ga‧mo

Noun

gamúgamó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜓᜄᜋᜓ)

1. small moth (such as those usually flying around a flame)
2. (dialectal) flying ant

See also

• paparo
• paruparo

 

Further reading

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