huwego de-anilyo
See also: huwego de anilyo and huwego-de-anilyo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- huego de-anilyo — dated, superseded, pre-1977
- hwego de-anilyo — superseded, pre-2007
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish juego de anillo (“ring game”). See also Spanish corrida de sortija (“ring race”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˌeɡo de ʔaˈniljo/ [ˌhwɛː.ɣo d̪ɛ ʔɐˈn̪il.jo]
- Rhymes: -iljo
- Syllabification: hu‧we‧go de-a‧nil‧yo
Noun
huwego de-anilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜒᜄᜓ ᜇᜒᜀᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (sports)
- a game in which players take hanged ribbons with rings attached by piercing the rings with a pointed object, such as a stiletto, while riding a horse, or nowadays a bicycle
Related terms
Further reading
- “huwego de-anilyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “huwego de-anilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018