kuwela
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish, possibly from:
- Corruption of Spanish chulear (“make fun of; show off”), from chulo (“cool”).
- Spanish cuela (“you strain”), second-person singular imperative of colar (“to strain”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈela/ [ˈkwɛː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: ku‧we‧la
Adjective
[edit]kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ)
- (slang) funny; silly; amusing; ridiculous
- (slang) easy or cool to be with
- (slang) able to follow a trend
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ)
- (slang) a happy tune; lighthearted show