noun, feminine/ˈɡwaɡwa/plural: guaguas
a trivial thing; bus; hemipter
Synonyms: autobús, bus, camión, camioneta, colectivo, micro, ómnibus, pesero
Originally Cuban. Possibly derived from English wagon, or from the expression de guagua meaning "for free", since buses in Cuba were very cheap at that time. According to Canarian folk etymology, imitative of the buses' honking or wheel suspension.
noun, feminine/ˈɡwaɡwa/plural: guaguas
baby, infant
“[Los duendes] son pequeñitos y visten como las guaguas, con el mismo traje que llevaban en vida.” — [Duendes] are tiny and dress like babies, in the same clothes they wore in life.
Borrowed from Quechua wawa (“infant, child”). Possibly imitative of a baby's sound.
noun, feminine/ˈɡwaɡwa/plural: guaguas
a type of sweet bread shaped like a baby
Borrowed from Quechua wawa (“infant, child”). Possibly imitative of a baby's sound.