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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cuidao, pronunciation spelling of cuidado (“beware”) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. matsakaw, salpikaw).
Pronunciation
Interjection
kuwidáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇᜏ᜔) (slang)
- watch out! beware!
- Synonym: ingat
Further reading
- “kuwidaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 79