tawa-tawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tawatawa

Etymology

Reduplication of tawa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtawa ˈtawa/ [ˌtaː.wɐ ˈtaː.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -awa
• Syllabification: ta‧wa-ta‧wa

Noun

tawa-tawa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜆᜏ)

1. Euphorbia hirta (pantropical weed, widely used as a medicinal herb)

   Synonyms: gatas-gatas, buto-butonesan

2. Grammathophyllum scriptum (a species of orchid)

   Synonym: gatas-gatas