ugoy

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔuˈɡoj/ [ʔʊˈɣoɪ̯] (“act of rocking; rocking motion”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -oj
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔuɡoj/ [ˈʔu.ɣoɪ̯] (“slow movement in dancing; taxi dancer; prostitute”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -uɡoj
  • Syllabification: u‧goy

Noun

ugóy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. act of rocking or swaying to and fro (of a swing, cradle, etc.)
    Synonyms: pag-ugoy, pag-uugoy, pag-undayon, pagtabyon
  2. rocking or swaying motion (of a swing, cradle, etc.)
    Synonyms: undayon, tabyon

Derived terms
  • iugoy
  • mag-ugoy
  • pag-ugoy
  • pag-uugoy
  • ugoy-ugoy
  • ugoy-uguyin
  • uguyin
  • umugoy
  • umugoy-ugoy

Noun

ugoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. slow movement in dancing (like drag)
    Synonym: ugoy-ugoy
  2. taxi dancer
    Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, baylarina, kabaretista
  3. prostitute
    Synonyms: ugoy-ugoy, puta, pokpok
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