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laugh in Tagalog

tawa

UK/lɑːf/

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laugh in Tagalog: tawa. In English, laugh means an expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

Tagalog words for laugh

expression of mirth peculiar to the human species
tawa

English meaning of laugh

  1. noun An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
  2. noun Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
  3. noun A fun person.
  4. verb To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

Full definition of laugh

laugh in a sentence

  • His deep laughs boomed through the room.
  • Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
  • There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.

Synonyms of laugh

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Questions about laugh in Tagalog

What is the meaning of laugh in Tagalog?
Laugh in Tagalog is tawa.
Ano ang laugh sa Tagalog?
Laugh: tawa.
What does laugh mean in English?
Laugh means an expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laugh (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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