sugal

Borrowed from Tagalog sugal, from Spanish jugar.

• Hyphenation: su‧gal
• IPA^(key): /suˈɡal/, [suˈɡal̪]

sugál

1. gamble

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugar (“to play; to gamble”).

• Hyphenation: su‧gal
• IPA^(key): /suˈɡal/, [s̪ʊˈɡal̪]

sugál

1. gambling

sugál

1. to gamble
2. to bet; to stake; to wager

sugal f (singulative sugalen)

1. rye

Borrowed from (c. 16th–18th century) Early Modern Spanish jugar (“to play”), from Latin iocārī. In Early Modern Spanish, ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; this was adapted by Tagalog as /s/, in common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugarol, saro, and tasa). Doublet of huwego.

• IPA^(key): /suˈɡal/, [sʊˈɣal]
• Hyphenation: su‧gal

sugál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜎ᜔)

1. gambling

   Synonyms: pagsusugal, huwego

2. game of gambling

   Synonym: huwego

3. risk-taking; act involving risk

   Synonyms: sapalaran, pakikipagsapalaran

4. (figurative) acceptance of a challenge

   Synonyms: labanan, pakikipaglaban

• sugarol