kuwapaw

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 割包 (koah-pau). Compare English cuapao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈapaw/ [ˈkwaː.paʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -apaw
• Syllabification: ku‧wa‧paw

Noun

kuwapaw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜉᜏ᜔)

1. gua bao

Further reading

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