manggagantso

Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ gantso, with reduplication of the root word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maŋɡaˈɡant͡ʃo/, [mɐŋ.ɡɐˈɣan.t͡ʃo]
  • Hyphenation: mang‧ga‧gan‧tso

Noun

manggagantso (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. fraudster; scammer; swindler
    Synonyms: balasubas, estapador, mandaraya

Quotations

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Verb

manggagantso (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜄᜄᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

  1. contemplative aspect of manggantso

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