n. 1. dry goods store. Sapían siya kay dakug almasin, He is rich because he has a big store; 2. a kind of thick cloth with large prints, not locally woven, formerly sold in stores. Ang panaptung almasin naúsu sa mga mil nuybi sintus bayinti, The almasin cloth was widely used in the twenties.
n. delicacy made of leftover bread or cookies with sugar made into a ball, covered with sesame seeds and fried.
a. abundant, available in limitless quantity; v. be present in limitless quantities, do something in plenteous quantities. Maburaska (muburaska) ang búnga sa mangga kun paasuhan, The mango tree will bear huge quantities of fruit if you fumigate it. Magburaska tas káun, Let’s eat plenty. Nagburaska ang kan-unun sa íla, They have food in limitless quantities.
n. coach, usually for a team; v. 1. coach a team. Way nagkúts sa ákung diklamasiyun, Nobody coached me for my declamation. Unsang tíma ang ímung gikutsan? What team are you coaching? 2. be a coach. Nakúts siya sa ámung tím sa baskitbul, He used to be our basketball coach.
n. schoolteacher, humorous word play on mám. Ayaw mug sábà kay náa na si Mamsà, Everybody shut up. The teacher is coming; v. be a schoolmarm.
n. seaplane; v. travel by, make into a seaplane.
n. 1. lamp. alambri sa — electric wire. -ng dikumbáti barn lantern; 2. electric lights. Way sugà karung gabíi, There will be no electricity tonight; v. 1. light lights. Sug-i ang altar kay mangadyì na ta, Light the altar because we’re going to pray; 2. use something for light. Nagsugà mi ug kandílà pagblak-áwut, We used candles during the blackout; 2a. ika- ang íhì for a woman to be very beautiful (lit. such that her urine could be used to light a lamp). Ikasugà ba ang íhì sa naasáwa sa ímung anak? Is your son’s wife beautiful? paN- v. go fishing using lamps. Manugà mi rung gabíi sa hunásan, We will hunt shellfish in the tidal flats tonight with a lamp. sugàsugà n. 1. kind of marine crab usually found inhabiting rocks and shallow water, 3″ across and round with a thick shell; 2. name given to dried lagaw.
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