bekwa

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Hokkien 馬褂 / 马褂 (bé-kòa, “makwa; magua”, literally “horse jacket”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbekwa/ [ˈbɛk.wɐ] Rhymes: -ekwa Syllabification: bek‧wa === Noun === bekwa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃ᜔ᜏ) upper garment of a Filipino male, open at the front down to the stomach, with short sleeves and no collar ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “bekwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bekwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018