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gamot

Pronunciation: /ɡaˈmot/

“gamot” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. medicine; remedy; cure
  2. treatment (of someone's ailment)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut (“fibrous roots”). Compare Ilocano ramot, Pangasinan lamot, Kapampangan emut /yamut, and Cebuano gamot. See also Chamorro åmot.

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