dagdag-bawas
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “adding and subtracting”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daɡˌdaɡ ˈbawas/ [dɐɡˌdaɡ ˈba.wɐs]
- Rhymes: -awas
- Syllabification: dag‧dag-ba‧was
Noun
[edit]dagdág-báwas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜇᜄ᜔ᜊᜏᜐ᜔) (politics)
- form of electoral fraud involving adding and subtracting of votes in favor of one candidate over another
Further reading
[edit]- “dagdag-bawas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018