lakwatsa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- lakuwatsa
- lakwatya
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish la cuacha (“the shit”). Compare lagwerta, lamesa, lamesita, lamyerda, and lawulta.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lakˈwat͡ʃa/ [lɐkˈwa.t͡ʃɐ]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
- Syllabification: lak‧wat‧sa
Noun
lakwatsa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- (colloquial) truancy; playing truant (from school, work, etc.)
- Synonyms: bulakbol, aligando
- (colloquial) going out (to have fun)
- 1965, Philippine Journal of Education, Volume 44:
- "Inaaksaya mo ang pnahon mo riyan sa pag-iiskaut," ang sabi ni Lito kay Ben. "Tingnan mo ako, panay ang lakwatsa ko. Ang saya-saya ng barkada namin. Sumama ka sa amin."
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Derived terms
- lakwatsera
- lakwatsero
- lumakwatsa
- maglakwatsa
- makipaglakwatsa
- mapaglakwatsa
- paglalakwatsa
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