kuwela
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish, possibly from:
- Corruption of Spanish chulear (“make fun of; show off”), from chulo (“cool”).
- Spanish cuela (“you strain”), second-person singular imperative of colar (“to strain”)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ)
- (slang) funny; silly; amusing; ridiculous
- (slang) easy or cool to be with
- (slang) able to follow a trend
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ)
- (slang) a happy tune; lighthearted show