buwa

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Spanish burbuja (“bubble”).

Noun

buwa

  1. a bubble
  2. substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains; froth; foam
  3. the foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water; lather

Verb

buwa

  1. to bubble
  2. to lather; to cover with suds; to lather up
  3. to form or emit foam
  4. to spew saliva as foam, to foam at the mouth
  5. to create froth in (a liquid)

Adjective

buwa

  1. bubbly

Etymology 2

The spongy texture being likened to foam.

Noun

buwa

  1. the cotyledon of a coconut; a coconut apple; a coconut embryo

Ilocano

Noun

buwa

  1. betel nut

Limos Kalinga

Noun

buwá

  1. betel nut

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

buwa

  1. betel nut

Mende

Noun

buwa

  1. butterfly

Tagalog

Noun

buwâ

  1. (medicine) prolapsed uterus

Tiruray

Noun

buwa

  1. (anatomy) kidney
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