tawa-tawa
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tawatawa
Etymology
Reduplication of tawa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧wa-ta‧wa
- IPA(key): /ˌtawa ˈtawa/, [ˌta.wɐ ˈta.wɐ]
Noun
tawa-tawa
- Euphorbia hirta (pantropical weed, widely used as a medicinal herb)
- Synonyms: gatas-gatas, buto-butonesan
- Grammathophyllum scriptum (a species of orchid)
- Synonym: gatas-gatas