nagua

See also: nágua, and Nagua

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)

1. skirt

   Synonyms: falda, (Argentina, Uruguay) pollera, (Cuba) saya

Usage notes

• Also used in plural with singular meaning.

Derived terms

• enagua

 

Further reading

• “nagua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28