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**_Cathy_** · June 20th, 2019 10:59 AM

I was told huwana means Filipina and huwanapo is maid. The etymology is insulting na parang equated ang Filipina sa maids

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**heavenlee** · June 20th, 2019 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by falken

My Fookienese is not that good, but I don't think it means stinking barbarians. I looked it up, and here's what I found. I was a bit surprised that some words that we commonly use are from Fookienese origins.

Chinese Loan Words in the Filipino Language

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Either I got the "stinking" part wrong, or my Professor who's now working for Andrew Tan got it wrong. Either way, "Huwana" is a pejorative term used to refer to "Filipinos" in general. Much like when Filipinos call Indians as "pana" or Chinese as "chekwa". It's a demeaning racist word -- that's the fact.

**heavenlee** · June 20th, 2019 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

I was told huwana means Filipina and huwanapo is maid. The etymology is insulting na parang equated ang Filipina sa maids

First love ko nagsabi nyan and he's Chinese.

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"Huwana" a racial word used to refer to "Filipinos" in general. "Huwanapo" is an extension and refers to "maids" "domestic helpers". Literally it means "Stinking Barbarians", so I was told. Because to the Chinese, most Filipinos are "uneducated" and "uncivilized" (ergo "Barbaric") as sir uls said pointed out.

**uls** · June 20th, 2019 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

I was told huwana means Filipina and huwanapo is maid. The etymology is insulting na parang equated ang Filipina sa maids

First love ko nagsabi nyan and he's Chinese.

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huwana means uneducated/uncivilized

po means woman

kaya huwana-po

**falken** · June 20th, 2019 11:07 AM

^ I was told, a more appropriate term is "Chabokan"?

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**uls** · June 20th, 2019 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by heavenlee

"Huwana" a racial word used to refer to "Filipinos" in general. "Huwanapo" is an extension and refers to "maids" "domestic helpers". Literally it means "Stinking Barbarians", so I was told. Because to the Chinese, most Filipinos are "uneducated" and "uncivilized" (ergo "Barbaric") as sir uls said pointed out.

Tsaw huwan

tsaw - mabaho

huwan - barbaric (uneducated/uncivilized)

tsaw hwan -- this is the stinky barbarians term you're talking about

**uls** · June 20th, 2019 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by falken

^ I was told, a more appropriate term is "Chabokan"?

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yes tsabo kan

tsa-bo means girl

kan means household help

**_Cathy_** · June 20th, 2019 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by uls

huwana means uneducated/uncivilized

po means woman

kaya huwana-po

Uls, below and explantion sakin ni first love

Originally Posted by heavenlee

"Huwana" a racial word used to refer to "Filipinos" in general. "Huwanapo" is an extension and refers to "maids" "domestic helpers". Literally it means "Stinking Barbarians", so I was told. Because to the Chinese, most Filipinos are "uneducated" and "uncivilized" (ergo "Barbaric") as sir uls said pointed out.

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**uls** · June 20th, 2019 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

Uls, below and explantion sakin ni first love

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Cathy i should know diba?

ulitin ko ha

huwan or huwana means uneducated, uncivilized, barbaric

po means woman

ung sinasabi stinky barbarian is tsaw huwan

ung huwanapo basically means filipina

di lang maid