gawa-gawa

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ˈwa.ɡa.ˈwaʔ/
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Verb

gawa-gawa (base gawa)

  1. To make stories up; to lie.
    Maniwala ako. Mukhang ginagawa-gawa lang ng dyaryo ang tsismis e.
    I don't believe it. Looks like the newspaper is making the gossip up.
  2. To create rather idly or without a strict aim; to do as a test.
    Gumagawa-gawa lang ako ng disenyo na baka puwedeng imprentahin sa damit.
    I'm just making a design that could maybe get printed onto a shirt.

Noun

gawa-gawa

  1. A fictitious or a fabricated story.
    Puro kathang-isip at gawa-gawa ang mga isinusulat niyang kuwento.
    His writing comprises fiction and invented stories.

Adjective

gawa-gawa

  1. artificial
  2. fictitious; fabricated; made up.

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References

  • Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham Ingles-Pilipino