sawo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧wo

Verb

sawo

1. to catch; to seize hold of
2. to partake
3. to share

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sauo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sauq. Compare Kapampangan sau, Tausug sāw, and Malay sauh. Doublet of sao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsawoʔ/ [ˈsaː.woʔ]
    • Rhymes: -awoʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsawo/ [ˈsaː.wo] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: sa‧wo

Noun

sawò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏᜓ) (nautical)

1. anchor

   Synonyms: angkla, angkora, sinipete, sinipit, pasangit

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• waso