buwaya

Tagalog

noun
Definitions
  • crocodile
  • (by extension) alligator
  • (figuratively) a corrupt and greedy politician

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya inherited from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*buqaya

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