nabuwaya (nábuwaya) Filipino/Tagalog term

nábuwaya  
Syllables:  ná·bu·wa·ya
[ná-bu-wa-ya]  ?
adjective
Literal meaning: beaten by a crocodile
Filipino meaning:
  1. nabalasubas dahil hindi binayaran
English meaning:
  1. cheated because there's no payment received
Example:
  1. Nadala na ako magtrabaho kay Domeng dahil nábuwaya na ako ng taong iyan.
English translation:
  1. I learned my lesson to work with Domeng because he already cheated me.
Dictionary keywords:
buwaya