jowa

The Bisaya word for partner is jowa.

NounFamily

English Meaning

partner / boyfriend / girlfriend (casual slang)

Pronunciation

JO-wa

Capital letters indicate stressed syllables

Usage: Casual Filipino slang adopted into everyday Cebuano speech. More informal than uyab.

Example Sentences

1. “Naa na ba koy jowa?

Do I have a partner now?

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Bisaya

jowa

English

partner / boyfriend / girlfriend (casual slang)

Pronunciation

JO-wa

Part of Speech

Noun