dekwat

Tagalog

Etymology

From sikwat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdekwat/ [ˈd̪ɛk.wɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ekwat
• Syllabification: dek‧wat

Noun

dekwat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜏᜆ᜔)

1. (slang) snatching in secret; stealing without someone's knowledge; pilfering

Derived terms

• dekwatin
• pagdekwat

 

Further reading

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