Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gasgas (rub, abrade).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gasgás (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. scraped; scratched; made thin; worn out (due to friction or constant use)
    Synonyms: kaskas, dasdas, kakas
  2. hoarse (of one's voice)
    Synonyms: paos, malat
  3. (figurative) overused; cliché
    Synonym: korni

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Noun

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gasgás (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. portion of an object that was scraped, made thin, or worn out (due to friction or constant use)
  2. (medicine) abrasion
    Synonym: galos
  3. act of applying friction to make an object scraped, made thin, or worn out (due to friction or constant use)

See also

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Further reading

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  • gasgas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gasgas”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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