Tsekwa

• Chekwa
• Chikwa
• Tsikwa

Possibly reborrowed in from Tagalog Tsekwa, which was possibly originally from Cebuano as well, through univerbation of Intsik wakang.

Tsekwa

1. (ethnic slur, slang, derogatory, offensive) the Chinese people, language, or culture; Chink

Tsekwa

1. (ethnic slur, slang, derogatory, offensive) Chinese; chinky

• Usage of the term is usually particularly offensive or provocative as a derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past, especially to Chinese Filipinos.

• Insik / Insek / Intsik / Inchek
• Insek kwakang / Intsik wakang / Insik wakang

• Chekwa
• tsekwa

Possibly from a univerbation of Cebuano Intsik wakang or a blend of Intsik +‎ tokwa, according to Zorc (1993).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃekwa/ [ˈt͡ʃɛk.wɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsekwa/ [ˈt̪sɛk.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -ekwa
• Syllabification: Tsek‧wa

Tsekwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏ) (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive)

1. Chinaman; Chink (person)

   Synonyms: Tsino, (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik

Tsekwa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜏ) (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive)

1. Chinese; Chink (pertaining to China and the Chinese culture)

   Synonyms: Tsino, (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or vulgar) Intsik

• punga

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 147