bakawan

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ka‧wan
• IPA^(key): /baˈkawan/ [baˈka.wan̪]

Noun

bakáwan

1. mangrove

Maranao

Etymology

From bakaw +‎ -an.

Noun

bakawan

1. mangrove

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

baka +‎ wan

Noun

bakawan

1. rear, last one

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bacauan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From bakaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈkawan/ [bɐˈxaː.wɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: ba‧ka‧wan

Noun

bakawan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜏᜈ᜔)

1. (botany) loop-root mangrove (Rhizophora mucronata)

   Synonyms: bakaw, bangkaw, bakawang-babae

2. (colloquial) low-quality local cigarette (usually homemade)

Derived terms

• bakawang-babae
• bakawang-lalaki

 

See also

• pututan

 

Further reading

• “bakawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018