kuwatro-kantos

See also: kuwatro kantos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuatro kantos — dated
• kuwatro kantos
• kwatro kantos, kwatro-kantos — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cuatro cantos (“four corners”), in reference to square cornered gin bottles.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˌatɾo ˈkantos/ [ˌkwaː.t̪ɾo ˈkan̪.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -antos
• Syllabification: ku‧wa‧tro-kan‧tos

Noun

kuwatro-kantos (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. gin

   Synonyms: hinebra, alak

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 79