taghiyawat

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan daliauat and Malay jerawat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taɡhiˈawat/ [t̪ɐɡˈhjaː.wɐt̪̚], (colloquial) /taɡˈjawat/ [t̪ɐɡˈjaː.wɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: tag‧hi‧ya‧wat

Noun

taghiyawat (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜌᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. pimple; acne
    Synonyms: grano, samasam, butlig, tigidig, akne

Derived terms

  • magkataghiyawat
  • mataghiyawat
  • taghiyawatin

See also

Further reading

  • “taghiyawat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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