List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 76

see balaraw.

v. 1. for fighting cocks to hit each other with their gaffs while in the air.

v. interrupt the tossing of the coin in gambling to annul that particular toss. Baráwa nang antugun kun suspitsádu ka sa inantugan, Interrupt the toss if you are suspicious about the way the coins are being tossed. (→) expression used to squelch a friendly request for something ‘Daúgan ka man. Paliti kug sapátus, ha?’—‘Baraw. Píla ra guy daug.’ ‘You won in gambling. How about buying me a pair of shoes?’—‘Just hold your horses there. That much I didn’t win.’

n. kind of large squid (núkus).

v. 1. pile something up. Baraybaraya ang mga kahun simpig sa bungbung, Pile the boxes against the wall; 2. fall, put in line. Mibaraybaray sila atubángan sa maistru, They lined up before the teacher.

n. wooden container for coconut palm toddy in the shape of a rectangle 3′ by 4′.

barbarian

razor

see balbas.

shave

v. wash infected skin with boiled leaves of medicinal herbs. Mu rag nagamay ang kabahung nga nabarbasan, The ulcer seemed to get smaller after it was cleaned and washed; n. the water and boiled leaves of medicinal herbs used in washing sores, ulcers, and other skin diseases.

barbecue

barber

n. food barbecued on a stick; v. barbecue something.

n. bar bell; v. exercise with a, make into a bar bell. -ádu, -áwu a. having a well-developed physique of the sort that results from exercising with a bar bell; v. become well-built.

n. barber. — siyap see barbiríya. -íya n. barbershop.

n. barber; v. become, make into a barber. barbiruhan n. barbershop.

n. barbiturates.

n. valve in a pipe or tire.

v. go to a banquet only for the sake of eating. Mamarbun si Isku sa bunyag sa anak ni Uduy, Isko will certainly be there for the food when Odoy’s son is baptized; n. act of attending a banquet for eating alone. Kung pamarbun na gánì ang hisgútan way katupung ni Alù, Talking of going to parties just for the food, no one can beat Alo. -íru a. attending banquets for the sake of food alone.