dekwat

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Tagalog

Etymology

From sikwat. [1]

Pronunciation

Noun

dekwat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. (slang) snatching in secret; stealing without someone's knowledge; pilfering

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

  • dekwat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018