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crocodile
May buwaya sa ilog.
There is a crocodile in the river.
/bu-wa-ya/
buwaya
2 meanings · n.
n.
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greedy or corrupt person (figurative)
Figurative/idiomatic Filipino usage.
Tinawag nilang buwaya ang tiwaling opisyal.
They called the corrupt official a crocodile.
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