huwego

Borrowed from Spanish juego. Doublet of sugal.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈeɡo/ [ˈhwɛː.ɣo]
• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: hu‧we‧go

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

1. gambling

   Synonyms: sugal, pagsusugal

2. game; play

   Synonym: laro

3. set or series of things (such as crockery, cutlery, tools, instruments, etc.)

   Synonyms: set, terno

4. looseness or movement of an mechanical attachment within its own clearance (such as in a steering wheel)

   Synonyms: luwag, galaw

huwego (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ)

1. used in announcing the start of a gambling round: game!

• “huwego”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018