ˌägə̇ˈnäl(ˌ)dō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish (also, gift given on festive occasions, especially Christmas and New Year's Day), alteration of earlier aguilando, aguinando, perhaps from Latin hoc in anno in this year (a phrase common in the refrain of old popular songs sung on New Year's Day)
1. : any of several ornamental plants of the morning-glory family native to Puerto Rico
2. : a Spanish-American Christmas carol