guagua
Spanish, noun/ˈɡwaɡwa/
guagua is spelled G-U-A-G-U-A (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,236th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Guagua is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a trivial thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Niño recién nacido o de muy corta edad”.
What does guagua mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea trivial thing
- 2
femininebus
- 3
femininehemipter
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebaby, infant
noun
- 1
femininea type of sweet bread shaped like a baby
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Niño recién nacido o de muy corta edad.
noun: 1. Vehículo con ruedas, cerrado y de gran tamaño destinado al transporte colectivo de pasajeros sentados y de pie.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guagua
- guaguas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guagua?
- /ˈɡwaɡwa/
- [ˈɡwa.ɣ̞wa]
- [ˈgwaɣ̞wa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guagua
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is guagua in Spanish?
guagua appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).