hawsyaw

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === hao siao, hao-siao, hao-shiao hawshaw hawsiyaw === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 嘐潲 (hau-siâu, “fake”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhawsjaw/ [ˈhaʊ̯.ʃaʊ̯] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈhawsjaw/ [ˈhaʊ̯.sjaʊ̯] Rhymes: -awsjaw Syllabification: haw‧syaw === Adjective === hawsyaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔) (derogatory, slang) bogus; phony; fake ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === hawsyaw (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜏ᜔ᜐ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔) (derogatory, slang) something or someone bogus pseudojournalist (especially those who cash in on payoffs and bribes made by news sources, particularly during elections) === References === === Further reading === Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 57