de-kuwatro
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- de-kwatro
- dekwatro
- dekuwatro
Etymology
From de- + kuwatro, from Spanish de (“of”), and Spanish cuatro (“four”), due to one's legs forming the symbol "4".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌde kuˈatɾo/, [ˌde ˈkwat.ɾo]
- Hyphenation: de‧ku‧wat‧ro
Adjective
de-kuwatro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)
- crossing one's legs (having one's leg placed above one's thigh)
Derived terms
- dume-kuwatro
- magde-kuwatro
- nakade-kuwatro
Further reading
- “de-kuwatro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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