tawa-tawa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of tawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtawa ˈtawa/ [ˌt̪aː.wɐ ˈt̪aː.wɐ]
  • Rhymes: -awa
  • Syllabification: ta‧wa-ta‧wa

Noun

tawa-tawa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜆᜏ)

  1. Euphorbia hirta (pantropical weed, widely used as a medicinal herb)
    Synonyms: gatas-gatas, buto-butonesan
  2. Grammathophyllum scriptum (a species of orchid)
    Synonym: gatas-gatas
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