List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 163

n. term used to refer to animals that eat crops as a means of avoiding reference to the animal itself. It is believed that pests are raised by supernatural beings and referring to them by name will cause them to multiply.

n. kind of owl: Ninox philippensis. bukawbukaw n. name given to flat-bodied fishes with large owl-like eyes.

see búkal.

see bayukáwi.

see abúkay.

see bukháyù.

clobber

maul

strawworm

weevil

see balukbuk.

see bugdu.

n. kind of edible fresh-water shell similar to the nerite shell but with sharp projections, dark gray to whitish gray in color.

expose

v. spread out, unfold something which is rolled or folded up, for something to open up. Mibukhad na kug banig pára nímu, I’ve already spread a mat for you. Mibukhad (nabukhad) nang búlak, The flower has opened. Ang nagbukhad níyang pálad, His open hand. Bukhára (ibukhad) ang papil nga nalúkut, Unfold the roll of paper. a opened up and spread out. — ug pálad generous (lit. open-palmed).

n. candy made from shredded coconut cooked with brown sugar; v. make, make into coconut candy.

n. 1. bouquet of flowers; 2. set of four consecutive mahjong pieces of the flower design (búlak, 2a); v. make, make into a bouquet.

see bukìkì.

n. warship.

farm