bigwas

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biɡˈwas/ [bɪɡˈwas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: big‧was

Noun

bigwás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜐ᜔)

1. frontal box with the fist; sudden hard blow with the fist
2. sudden upward stroke on a fishing rod

   Synonyms: biwas, pagbiwas

Derived terms

• bigwasin
• bumigwas
• mamigwas
• pamigwas