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

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