batinbátin

Cebuano

n. fruit of fruiting trees or vegetables in the early stages of formation. Daghan nang mga batinbátin ang mangga, There are lots of young fruits on the mango tree; v. grow into young fruits. Mibatinbátin na ang mga búnga sa tsíkus, The sapodilla fruits have made their appearance now.


buguy

Cebuano

n. 1. hoodlum, hooligan. Buguy ang nagkuláta níya, He was mauled by a hoodlum; 2. a loafer, idler. Gagmay siyag núta kay buguy mang pagkatinun-an, His grades are low because he’s a bum student; v. be, become a bum. -in- v. act, look like a hoodlum. Ug dílì siya atngan, magbinuguy sa íyang pagtuun, If we don’t keep an eye on him, he’ll start bumming around instead of studying.


bus

Cebuano

n. 1. boss (slang). Si Máma muy bus sa ámù, Mother is the boss in our family; 2. familiar term of address; v. 1. call someone boss; 2. have a boss. Pait kaáyu ning makabus tag daugdaugan, It’s awful to have a mean boss.


buysit

Cebuano

n. bad luck that is permanently associated with a person or thing. Kanang ímung nawung mau rag mauy nagdala sa buysit, Your face brings bad luck with it; a. having bad luck associated with it. Buysit kining baláya. Pirming kamatyan, This house brings us bad luck. Lots of people have died here. interjection Buysit! Gikuútan ku, Damned! someone picked my pocket; v. be constantly beset by bad luck. Nabuysit ákung panágat human nákù mapatay ang íhung putì, My fishing was beset by misfortune after I killed the white shark.


adj. western



dintru

Cebuano

see kamísa dintru.


eskeletor

Cebuano

escalator


hapluy

Cebuano

v. rub the flat palm over something Naghapluy siya sa palpag níyang buhuk, She is smoothening her dishevelled hair. Haplúya ang ímung nawung ug tulgun ka, Run your hand over your face if you feel sleepy.


hoy

Cebuano

hey


kadete

Cebuano

cadet


liko

Cebuano

deflect


makasuntok

Cebuano

v. box


muung

Cebuano

n. kind of cardinal fish: name given to numerous small, red, lightly-scaled fish of the family Apogonidae.


pagbihag

Cebuano

v. entice


pagtuo

Cebuano

n. conviction


pakigbisug

Cebuano

n. struggle


patahum

Cebuano

embellish


pítu

Cebuano

n. 1. whistle; 2. whistling sound; v. blow a whistle, usually as a signal. Mipítu ang barku paglarga, The ship blew its whistle as it left port. Gipitúhan ka sa ripiri, The referee blew his whistle on you.


tang-ug

Cebuano

see tan-ug.


túgan

Cebuano

see túlug.


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