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Tagalog
Etymology
From sikwat. [1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dekwat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)
- (slang) snatching in secret; stealing without someone's knowledge; pilfering
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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