List of Cebuano words starting with the letter I - Page 69

a. small but capable of big things. Ismúl batíri bul ílang mutsatsa. Kusug mamalansa, Their maid may be small but she’s very capable. She irons like a ball of fire.

n. snatcher of bags, etc; v. be a snatcher.

n. sneakers; v. wear sneakers.

n. snow; v. for it to snow.

brave

cruel

n. 1. sword. Nagsingkì ang ílang duha ka ispáda, Their two swords clanged against each other; 2. the best swordsman in a place. Sila ang upat ka ispáda sa Kastilya, They are the four swordsmen of Castille; 3. the sword in Spanish cards; 4. variety of large, bland pepper shaped like a sword, about 4″ long. -in- a. 1. like a sword. Inispáda nga dáhun, Sword-shaped leaf; 2. see ispáda, 4. — diúru ornamental reed-like herb consisting of long, green, spear-shaped leaves with a yellow edge and white splotches in the middle: Sansevieria trifasciata var. Laurentii. — disambuwangga variety with no splotches. — nga isdà see díwit.

see ispáda, 1.

spaghetti

n. spaghetti; v. make, eat spaghetti.

see aspaltu.

n. Spanish class, language, person. Nindut kaáyu pamináwun ang Ispánis gitar, The Spanish guitar is pleasant to listen to; v. communicate in Spanish. — lís n. kind of lace fabric, usually made into veils.

n. 1. Spaniard; 2. Spanish language.

v. wash oneself off with a washcloth. Ispansbáti ang bátà, Wash the child with a cloth; n. action of washing someone with a cloth.

v. prevent something from happening, someone from doing something Ang pinaangkan miispanta sa kasal sa nakapaanak níya, The wedding was stopped by the woman whom the groom had made pregnant. Naispanta sa bakúna ang pagkaylap sa buti, Vaccination kept the smallpox from spreading.

n. Spain.

see ispaniyul (female).

n. Spaniards. Kanhi sa mga Ispanyúlis pa giulípun lámang ang mga Pilipínu, During the Spanish times the Filipinos were treated like slaves.

n. 1. sparring session; 2. sparring partner; v. engage in a sparring session. — partnir, ka- n. sparring partner.

n. spark plug.