buwakaw

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bu‧wa‧kaw
  • IPA(key): /buˈakaw/, [ˈbwa.kaʊ̯]

Noun

buwákaw (Badlit spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. (Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of bulalakaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • bwakaw

Etymology

Blend of buwaya +‎ nakaw.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈakaw/ [ˈbwa.xaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -akaw
  • Syllabification: bu‧wa‧kaw

Adjective

buwakaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. (slang, especially of a politician) brazenly greedy
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