guagua

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɡwa/ [ˈɡwa.ɣ̞wa]
  • Rhymes: -aɡwa
  • Syllabification: gua‧gua

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoetic of the sound made by the wheel suspension of the bus. (The public transport buses in the Canary Islands were not very modern in the early years.) The Royal Spanish Academy considers this etymology debatable.

Noun

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guagua f (plural guaguas)

  1. a trivial thing
  2. (Caribbean, Canary Islands) bus (with a fixed route)
    Synonyms: colectivo (Argentina, Mexico), combi, pesero (Mexico City)
  3. (Cuba, Dominican Republic) hemipter
    Synonym: hemíptero
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Quechua wawa (infant, child).

Noun

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guagua f (plural guaguas)

  1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) baby, infant
    Synonym: bebé
  2. (Peru) a type of sweet bread shaped like a baby
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Further reading

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