huwataw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• huataw
• suataw, suwataw
• wataw

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 碗頭／碗头 (óaⁿ-thâu, “large bowl”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈataw/ [ˈhwaː.t̪aʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -ataw
• Syllabification: hu‧wa‧taw

Noun

huwataw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜆᜏ᜔)

1. large bowl

   Synonyms: mangkok, hawong, sulyaw, tason

Further reading

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