Meanings
plural guakongs · alternative gua kong
- PhilippinescolloquialChinese Filipinomaternal grandfather; maternal grandpa.
- PhilippinescolloquialChinese Filipinoterm of address for one's maternal grandfather
...they would put together the business, then Francis would marry his fiancée and have children and at last he, Hilario Ong Tian Puy—Ah Puy to his kin and closest friends—would be a true grandfather, not just guakong to his daughters' children...
2006, Charlson Ong, Banyaga: A Song of War, Anvil Publishing, Inc., page 292
Origin
- Hokkien外公“maternal grandfather”
- Englishguakong
From Hokkien 外公 (gōa-kong, “maternal grandfather”). Compare Tagalog guwakong.
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guakong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guakong
“guakong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guakong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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