dagdag-bawas

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “adding and subtracting”.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daɡˌdaɡ ˈbawas/ [dɐɡˌdaɡ ˈba.wɐs]
  • Rhymes: -awas
  • Syllabification: dag‧dag-ba‧was

Noun

dagdág-báwas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜇᜄ᜔ᜊᜏᜐ᜔) (politics)

  1. form of electoral fraud involving adding and subtracting of votes in favor of one candidate over another

Further reading
  • “dagdag-bawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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