List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 151

v. for someone to be taken by a supernatural being to its unearthly abode and have substituted for his body a banana trunk which takes the appearance of his dead body. Wà tu siya mamatay. Gibug-us diay, He wasn’t dead but was taken by a supernatural being.

brick

n. side arm (slang); v. shoot someone with a side arm.

spew

v. 1. emit something with force or in great quantity. Ang adlaw mibuga sa íyang naglagiting nga kaínit, The sun emitted its stinging rays. Nagbuga ug átà ang kugíta, The octopus spewed out his ink. Tugtug nga gibuga sa amplipáyir, The song which the amplifier blared out; 2. treat an illness by expectorating chewed medicinal herbs on a sore spot or at the person. Naáyu ang nagsakit nga tiyan nga gibugahan, His stomach ailment got better after the herbalist spat on it. 3a. do something with force or energy. Ug bugahan nig trabáhu, human dáyun, If you do this with energy, it will get done right away; 3b. hit someone hard with the fist (slang). Ang íyang úlu mauy gibugahan pag-áyu ni Ilurdi, Elorde kept smashing at his head.

n. stupid, having little or no judgment or common sense. Ang mga bugaguy nagtangà lang. Maung nakaiskápu ang dinakpan, The idiots were so careless, so the prisoner escaped; v. be, become a person with little common sense. Mubugaguy (mabugaguy) nang ímung anak kun dì tagáag rispunsibilidad, Your child will never develop common sense if he is never given responsibilities. Gibugaguyan kaáyu ku níya nga mukatáwa lag walay sinugdánan, I consider her a fool because she laughs for no reason whatsoever.

n. kind of ringworm, kind of skin disease marked by circular scaly patches; v. infect with ringworm. Gibugáis (gibugaisan) ang ákung búgan, My groin got infected with ringworm.

a. braggart, boastful. Ang táwung bugal magdáyig sa íyang kaugalíngun, A braggart extols himself; v. get to be a braggart. -un a. braggart in one’s ways. bugalbugal, bugalbúgal n. ridicule, a comment about someone that is humorous and disrespectful; v. deride, make someone the object of contemptuous laughter. Bugalbugalan aku sa usa ka bungì? Me, be ridiculed by a harelip? ma-un, -un a. fond of ridiculing.

deride

mock

ridicule

(from bulug) n. groin. (→) v. hit someone in the groin. Bugana siya pagpátid, Kick him in the groin.

groin

n. name given to various tall tufted grasses and reeds (tangbù, taláhib, et al.). -in- a. pidgin; v. speak a language brokenly. Nagbinugang siya pag-ininglis, He spoke bamboo English.

v. gush, flow out with a rush. Mibugarak ang túbig sa sandayung, The water gushed out of the spout; n. gushing, rushing flow. Bugarak sa bahà, The onrush of the flood.

a. giving an impression of weight or ponderousness, having thick heavy features. Bugarut ug nawung, mu rag alíwas, He has coarse features, like an ape; n. kind of fish that looks ugly.

n. 1. husked rice or corn; 2. pimple, cyst. Dì makáun ning babúya kay may bugas, You can’t eat this pig because it is infested with cysts; v. 1. husk rice or corn. Pínu kaáyung mubugas ning galingána, This mill produces fine grains; 2. get pimples, cysts. Gibugas íyang nawung, She has pimples on her face. — mais corn grits. — humay husked rice. -an(←) n. 1. container for husked rice or corn; 2. rice or corn mill. -ánan n. rice or corn mill. -íru n. one who engages in the buying and selling of husked corn or rice. paN- n. 1. money to buy rice with; 2. something done in all seriousness as if it were the source of one’s livelihood. Pamugas nang íyang pagpusta, His betting is strictly for the money; v. buy husked rice or corn. Ígù ra gayung ikapamugas ning sapía, This money is just enough to buy husked rice (or corn). -un a. pimply.

n. pimple

n. rice

n. kind of fish of the type called gunggung: Therapon sp.