Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English squatter.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

iskuwater (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. squatter; illegal informal settler
  2. shantytown; slum
  3. (derogatory) uncultured person

Further reading edit

  • iskuwater”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018