HUWEPE

This word is reportedly of Chinese origin.

These are not commonly used words and are only found these days in 19th-century literary works.

Huwepe (spelling variation: hwepe) refers to a resin torch wrapped in palm leaves.

The Tagalog word often used for “light” or “lighting” or “illumination” is ilaw.

KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG

huwépe: sulô