lakwatsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lakuwatsa
• lakwatya

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish la cuacha (“the shit”). Compare lagwerta, lamesa, lamesita, lamyerda, and lawulta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lakˈwat͡ʃa/ [lɐkˈwaː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /lakˈwatsa/ [lɐkˈwat̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃa, (no yod coalescence) -atsa
• Syllabification: lak‧wat‧sa

Noun

lakwatsa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. (colloquial) truancy; playing truant (from school, work, etc.)

   Synonyms: bulakbol, aligando

2. (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

 

Related terms

• lamyerda