one to sawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• want to sawa
• wantusawa — colloquial

Etymology

Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish), from English one to +‎ sawa, literally “(from) one to (the time of) lost interest”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌwan ˌtu ˈsawaʔ/ [ˌwan̪ ˌt̪u ˈsaː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: one to sa‧wa

Adverb

one to sawà (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈ᜔ ᜆᜓ ᜐᜏ) (slang)

1. done continuously until stopped (such as by boredom, lost of interest, satisfaction, or interruption by an external force)

   Synonym: hanggang magsawa

   • 2015 July 17, Carla P. Gomez, “Binay seeks lifting of term limitations: One to ‘sawa’”, in INQUIRER.net‎^[1]:

     Itong term na ito ’di talaga ako naniniwala d’yan. Kailangan one to sawa ’yan, hangga’t gusto ng tao. Kaya kung meron amendments sa Constitution, ipapaalis ko yung term limitation. Hangga’t maaari, iboto nang iboto.

     On this term, I don't really believe that. It should be until one is satisfied, as long as the person still wants to. So if there are amendments to the Constitution, I would ask the term limitation to be removed. As much as possible, [a person] should be voted.

   • 2022 September 14, “Mala-Maldives at mala-Venice na travel destinations, alamin kung saan matatagpuan”, in Balitambayan‎^[2]:

     Alok din ng resort ang pamamangka nang libre o one to sawa.

     The resort also offers boating freely or until one is satisfied.

   • 2013 August 26, “Kim Atienza: From stroke survivor to triathlete”, in Lifestyle.INQ‎^[3]:

     I have a big bowl of salad, marami, kahit mag one to sawa ka sa salad okay lang, lalo ‘pag green leafy...

     I have a big bowl of salad, a lot, even if I [eat] until satisfaction, it's okay, especially if it's green leafy...

See also

• magdamag