laswa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lasao, lasua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lasˈwaʔ/, [lɐsˈwaʔ]
Hyphenation: las‧wa

Noun

laswâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐ᜔ᜏ)

lewd, indecent, or erotic expression; ribald language
Synonyms: kabastusan, kalaswaan, kababuyan, kahalayan
blasphemy

Derived terms

kalaswaan
laswaan
laswain
malaswa

Further reading

“laswa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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