higad

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧gad

Verb

higad

1. to move through the shallows
2. to move from a deep portion, e.g. of a sea, to a shallow one

Noun

higad

1. a shallow; a shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water
2. the shallows; an area in a large body of water with many shallow areas

Adjective

higad

1. very steep

Anagrams

• dahig, higda

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiɡad/, [ˈhi.ɣɐd]
• Hyphenation: hi‧gad

Noun

higad (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. black, woolly caterpillar (especially those causing itchiness when touched)

   Synonyms: tilas, (Cavite, Rizal) simutsang

2. artful or sly person
3. prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)
4. fang; tusk (of animals)

   Synonym: pangil

Derived terms

• higad-higaran

 

See also

• gusano
• uod

 

Adjective

higad (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. artful; sly; cunning

   Synonyms: suwitik, tuso, magulang, mapanlamang