iskuwater

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English squatter.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

iskuwater (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. squatter; illegal informal settler
  2. shantytown; slum
  3. (derogatory) uncultured person

Further reading[edit]

  • iskuwater”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018