"guagua" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡwaɡwa/, [ˈɡwa.ɣ̞wa] Forms: guaguas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡwa Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} guagua f (plural guaguas)
  1. a trivial thing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-guagua-es-noun-th3hgmBC
  2. (Caribbean, Canary Islands) bus (with a fixed route) Tags: Canary-Islands, Caribbean, feminine Synonyms: colectivo, combi, pesero
    Sense id: en-guagua-es-noun-xqLeatHf Categories (other): Canarian Spanish, Caribbean Spanish
  3. (Cuba, Dominican Republic) hemipter Tags: Cuba, Dominican-Republic, feminine
    Sense id: en-guagua-es-noun-YrI8cHrJ Categories (other): Cuban Spanish, Dominican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: guagüera, guagüero
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡwaɡwa/, [ˈɡwa.ɣ̞wa] Forms: guaguas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡwa Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua wawa (“infant, child”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|qu|wawa||infant, child|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Quechua wawa (“infant, child”), {{bor+|es|qu|wawa||infant, child}} Borrowed from Quechua wawa (“infant, child”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} guagua f (plural guaguas)
  1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) baby, infant Tags: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, feminine Synonyms: bebé
    Sense id: en-guagua-es-noun-trRcUFrc Categories (other): Argentinian Spanish, Bolivian Spanish, Chilean Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Ecuadorian Spanish, Peruvian Spanish
  2. (Peru) a type of sweet bread shaped like a baby Tags: Peru, feminine
    Sense id: en-guagua-es-noun-ugvecmbc Categories (other): Peruvian Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 28 28 2 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nene
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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