puwego

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). Doublet of pokus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈeɡo/ [ˈpwɛː.ɣo]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: pu‧we‧go

Noun

puwego (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

1. fire

   Synonyms: apoy, ipoy

Related terms

• kasapuwego

 

References

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