hugas-kamay

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “washing one's hands”, from the Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus in Matthew 27:24.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhuɡas kaˈmaj/ [ˌhuː.ɣɐs kɐˈmaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: hu‧gas-ka‧may

Adjective

hugas-kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜄᜐ᜔ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) whitewashing; refusing to hold responsibility for or involvement with errors or bad actions

Derived terms

• maghugas-kamay