nagua
See also: nágua
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Taíno *nawa (“woman's loincloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaɡwa/ [ˈna.ɣ̞wa]
- Rhymes: -aɡwa
- Syllabification: na‧gua
Noun
nagua f (plural naguas)
- skirt
Usage notes
Also used in plural with singular meaning.
Derived terms
- enagua
See also
- falda f
- pollera f
- saya f
Further reading
- “nagua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014