hawok

English

Alternative forms

• hawock

Noun

hawok (uncountable)

1. (historical) Shells used as money in some Native American cultures.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• halok

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ha‧wok
• IPA^(key): /haˈwok/ [hɐˈwok]

Verb

hawok

1. to kiss; to touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to express love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting
2. of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion; to kiss; to kiss each other

Noun

hawok

1. a kiss

Polish

Alternative forms

• hajwok (Kielce)
• jawok (Żywiec)
• hawojki (Przemyśl)

Etymology

From haw +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Żywiec) IPA^(key): /ˈxa.vɔk/

Adverb

hawok (not comparable)

1. (Żywiec) Synonym of tutaj

Further reading

• Leon Rzeszowski (1891) “hawok”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 356