iskuwater
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- iskwater – superseded, pre-2007
Etymology
Borrowed from English squatter.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: is‧ku‧wa‧ter
- IPA(key): /ʔiskuˈateɾ/, [ʔɪsˈkwa.teɾ]
Noun
iskuwater
- squatter; illegal informal settler
- shantytown; slum
- (derogatory) uncultured person
Further reading
- “iskuwater”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018