FromSpanishpues, fromVulgar Latin*pos, from ClassicalLatinpost.
puwes
- all right (used as a general lead-in or beginning)
Borrowed fromSpanishpues.
puwés (Baybayin spellingᜉᜓᜏᜒᜐ᜔)
- Discourse marker used to acknowledge a statement or a situation:well
Akala mo ba'y tapos na ang laban?Puwes, nagkakamali ka.- Do you think the fight is already over?Well, you're wrong.
"Ayoko ng gulo." "Puwes, ako rin."- "I don't like trouble." "Well, me neither."
- “puwes”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018.