lakwatsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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 palatal assimilation) /lakˈwatsa/ [lɐkˈwat̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃa, (no palatal assimilation) -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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