kuwela

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === kwela — superseded, pre-2007 === Etymology === From Spanish, possibly from: Corruption of Spanish chulear (“make fun of; show off”), from chulo (“cool”). Spanish cuela (“you strain”), second-person singular imperative of colar (“to strain”) === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈela/ [ˈkwɛː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: ku‧we‧la === Adjective === kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ) (slang) funny; silly; amusing; ridiculous easy or cool to be with able to follow a trend ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === kuwela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜎ) (slang) a happy tune; lighthearted show === Further reading === “kuwela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN === Anagrams === keluwa