higad

Cebuano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiɡad/ [ˈhi.ɡɐd̪]

• Hyphenation: hi‧gad

Verb

higad (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. to move through the shallows
2. to move from a deep portion, e.g. of a sea, to a shallow one

Noun

higad (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. shallow (shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water)
2. shallows (area in a large body of water with many shallow areas)

Adjective

higad (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. very steep

Anagrams

• dahig, higda

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhiɡad/ [ˈhiː.ɣɐd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡad
• Syllabification: hi‧gad

Noun

higad (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. black, woolly caterpillar (especially those causing itchiness when touched)

   Synonyms: tilas, (Cavite, Rizal) simutsang, (Cavite) mutsang-mutsang, (Quezon) basil, (Quezon) alibasoy, (Mindoro, Marinduque) basoy

2. artful or sly person
3. prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)
4. fang; tusk (of animals)

   Synonym: pangil

Derived terms

• higad-higaran

See also

• gusano
• katerpilar
• uod

Adjective

higad (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜇ᜔)

1. artful; sly; cunning

   Synonyms: suwitik, tuso, magulang, mapanlamang