dagdag-bawas

Tagalog

Etymology

From dagdag (“addition”) +‎ bawas (“subtraction”), literally “add-subtract; adding and subtracting”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daɡˌdaɡ ˈbawas/ [d̪ɐɡˌd̪aɡ ˈbaː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: dag‧dag-ba‧was

Noun

dagdág-bawas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜇᜄ᜔ᜊᜏᜐ᜔) (politics)

1. form of electoral fraud involving adding and subtracting of votes in favor of one candidate over another

Further reading

• “dagdag-bawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018