alkahuwete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alkagwete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcahuete, from Arabic الْقَوَّاد (al-qawwād).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalkahuˈete/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈhwɛː.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: al‧ka‧hu‧we‧te

Noun

alkahuwete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒ)

1. pimp

   Synonyms: bugaw, tulay, kuwekong

Further reading

• “alkahuwete” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “alkagwete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018