Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilawan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-lawan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of the Philippines or the Aquino political dynasty.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"If the "dilawans" are to survive the Duterte administration, goes the thinking, perhaps being in the good graces of PDP-Laban may work in their favor in the long run."
"The Duterte regime should thank the previous Dilawan president’s Executive Order (EO) No. 201 which provides for a four-year basic pay upgrading in the bureaucracy."
"In the past few days since the high court ruling came out, the “dilawan” and their minions have started crawling out of the woodwork to denounce the removal of PNoy’s anointed, calling it “the death knell for democracy” or a “drift towards authoritarianism” or some other doomsday forecast."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog dilawan, from dilaw (“yellow”).

Word Breakdown

Root: dilawan

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

dilawans (plural)

Synonyms

Yellowtard

Questions

What does dilawan mean?: A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of the Philippines or the Aquino political dynasty.
Where does dilawan come from?: Borrowed from Tagalog dilawan, from dilaw (“yellow”).

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