Cebuano
n. see lansúnis.
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v. step inadvertently into a hole. Nabuwahug ku sa bangag sa salug kay ngitngit, I inadvertently stepped into a hole in the floor because it was dark.
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bloom
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coconut
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n. 1. flower, blossom; 1a. woman (metaphor). Ikaw ang búlak nga ákung gipangítà, You are the maid (lit. flower) I have been looking for; 2. suit of cards; 2a. suit in mahjong composed of eight pieces which have pictures of flowers on them; v. 1. flower. Mibúlak (namúlak) nang rúsas, The rose plant is flowering; 2. put a flowery design on something; 3. get moldy. Namúlak ang kan-un, The rice is all moldy. ka- v. be bestrewn with flowers. bulakbúlak n. 1. sweet things in life. Bulakbúlak sa kinabúhì ang pagpanugal, Gambling adds spice to one’s life; 2. flowery design; 3. ad lib, cadenza in a musical piece; v. 1. add spice to life; 2. add a flowery design; 3. play ad lib music. Nindut ang sunátang gibuwakbuwákan sa trumpíta, It was a beautiful song with the ad lib trumpet. -ay(→) n. game of cards wherein a card is placed face up and bets are made as to the number of the next card of the same suit turned up; v. play this game. -an see payil sa búlak. see payil. hiN- a. bearing flowers in abundance. Himulak kaáyung tanum ang rúsas, Roses tend to bear flowers in abundance. ka-an n. a patch of flowering plants, young women, women collectively. ma-un a. flowery. tingpaN- n. 1. season of flowers; 2. years. Sa ikanapúlug walu níyang tingpamúlak, In her eighteenth year.
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n. blossom
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n. flower
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n. orchid
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n. 1. kind of harmful supernatural being that takes the form of a ball of fire, with trailing sparks. If it brushes or gets close enough to smell the skin, it makes a permanent white spot; 2. ball of fire used as transportation for unglùs.
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(not without l) a. 1. slow in comprehension, dull. Nahagbung ang tinun-ang bulakbul, The dull student flunked; 2. loafing, truant. Bulakbul kaáyu sa trabáhu, A slacker on the job; v. 1. be dull; 2. loaf, play truant.
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(not without l) n. shooting star.
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meteor
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v. for the juice squeezed from coconuts to be in a condition such that it yields very little oil when boiled, but instead turns to foam. Way nalána sa túnù kay gibulalakaw (mibulalakaw), We didn’t extract any oil from the coconut milk. It just foamed.
Cebuano
see bulahug.
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buang
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dull
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imbecile
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simpleton
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wit
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(not without l) a. 1. stupid, dull. Bulálù ka kay dúgay nga makasabut, You’re stupid. It takes you long to catch on. 2. poor, unskillful in doing or executing things. Bulálù siya nga musyát. Pirming musipyat, He is a lousy shot. He always misses; v. be stupid or poor in doing things.
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