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Where does “swabe” come from?

swabe (Tagalog) comes from Spanish suave, from Latin suāvis.

swabe (Tagalog): cool; fashionable

Definitions

  1. cool; fashionable

Ancestry of “swabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsuavesmooth, soft, fluffy; soft, gentle, light, mild;...
2Latinsuāvis—
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