sugarol

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugador (“player”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: su‧ga‧rol
• IPA^(key): /suɡaˈɾol/ [s̪ʊ.ɡɐˈɾ̪ol̪]

Noun

sugaról

1. gambler
2. gambling addict

Adjective

sugaról

1. afflicted with or suffering from problem gambling

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sugarol.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sugadol — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish jugador (“player”). Doublet of hugador.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suɡaˈɾol/ [sʊ.ɣɐˈɾol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: su‧ga‧rol

Noun

sugaról (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

1. gambler

   Synonyms: manunugal, hugador, sugalero, magsusugal, palasugal

2. gambling addict

Adjective

sugaról (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

1. given to gambling; addicted to gambling

Related terms

• magsugal
• pasugalan
• sumugal

Further reading

• “sugarol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 376: “Iugador) Sugadol (pc) C. q̃ todo lo juega”