List of Cebuano words starting with the letter A - Page 22

a. 1. taking offense. Agrabyádu ku sa ímung gisulti, I feel offended at what you said; 2. having a grievance, reason for complaint.

v. have a complaint about a treatment. Ayaw agrabyúha ning ákung gibúhat, Don’t complain about what I did; n. something which gives rise to grievances. Ang agrabyu sa mga Pilipínu gíkan sa mga Katsílà walà na maagwanta, The Filipinos could no longer endure their grievances against the Spaniards.

adj. aggressive

see limunsítu.

see abrigáwu.

agriculture

n. agriculture. agrikulturista n. agriculturist; v. be an agriculturist.

n. land surveyor; v. be a land surveyor.

see agrisíba, agrisíbu.

a. 1. see agrisíbu, (female). 2. aggressive, eager for sex. Agrisíba kunu ang mga mistísa, They say the mestiza girls are sexually aggressive; v. be sexually aggressive.

a. aggressive; v. be aggressive. -in- a. in an aggressive manner; v. do something aggressively. Inagrisibúhun nátù pag-aplay ang trabáhu, Let’s be aggressive in our application for the job.

see igtagsa. see agaw.

v. work on something and be paid with half of product. Muagsa ku sa ímung tíkug kay wà kuy puhúnan, I will work with your material for half the output, as I have none of my own.

v. for a missile to graze someone Ígù lang nakaagsing ang bála sa íyang agtang, The bullet just grazed his forehead.

adj. negros

black man

n. 1. supernatural man of dark complexion and extraordinary size, said to inhabit trees, cliffs, or empty houses. He is said to play practical jokes on people, kidnap them. He has a large cigar in his mouth; 2. name occasionally given to Negritos.

n. 1. forehead; 2. region just above the genitalia (humorous metaphorical). (→) v. hit at the forehead. Agtangun tika run, I will hit you on the forehead. -un a. having a prominent forehead.

n. brow

n. forehead