kuwidaw

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cuidao, pronunciation spelling of cuidado (beware) with elision of intervocalic /ð/ (cf. matsakaw, salpikaw).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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kuwidáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇᜏ᜔) (slang)

  1. watch out! beware!
    Synonym: ingat

Further reading

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  • kuwidaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 79