gagamba

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from a partial reduplication of gamba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɡamˈba/, [ɡɐ.ɣɐmˈba]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧gam‧ba

Noun

gagambá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜄᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. spider
    Synonyms: alalawa, (Quezon, Marinduque) lawa, lawa-lawa, (uncommon) aranya, (Cavite) tikri
  2. (games) spider derby

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “gagamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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