lakwatsa

lakwatsa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lakuwatsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish la cuacha (“the shit”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lak‧wat‧sa
• IPA^(key): /lakˈwat͡ʃa/, [lɐkˈwat͡ʃɐ]

Noun

lakwatsa

1. (colloquial) truancy; playing truant (from school, work, etc.)

   Synonyms: bulakbol, aligando

2. (colloquial) going out (to have fun)
   • 1965, Philippine Journal of Education, Volume 44:

     "Inaaksaya mo ang pnahon mo riyan sa pag-iiskaut," ang sabi ni Lito kay Ben. "Tingnan mo ako, panay ang lakwatsa ko. Ang saya-saya ng barkada namin. Sumama ka sa amin."

Derived terms

• lakwatsera
• lakwatsero
• lumakwatsa
• maglakwatsa
• makipaglakwatsa
• mapaglakwatsa
• paglalakwatsa

 

Related terms

• lamyerda