aginaldo

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguinaldo.

Noun

agináldo

1. Christmas present

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aguinaldo, from variant aguilando, possibly from corruption of Latin hoc in annō, an expression used as a refrain in popular New Year songs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡiˈnaldo/ [ʔɐ.ɣ̠ɪˈn̪al.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -aldo
• Syllabification: a‧gi‧nal‧do
• Homophone: Aguinaldo

Noun

aginaldo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜈᜎ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. aguinaldo; Christmas or New Year present

   Synonyms: pamasko, papasko

Derived terms

• aginalduhan
• aginalduhin
• iaginaldo
• mag-aginaldo
• mang-aginaldo
• pang-aginaldo

Related terms

• Aguinaldo
• Misa de Aginaldo

See also

• handog
• Pasko
• regalo
• rekwerdo

Further reading

• “aginaldo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18