List of Cebuano words starting with the letter P - Page 184

n. plaster of belladona: kind of plaster applied locally for muscular aches; v. apply a plaster of belladona.

v. be frustrated in one’s efforts to accomplish something Wà ku mapákù sa ákung pagpanágat gabíi kay nakadá kug diyútay, It was worthwhile going fishing last night because I managed to catch some.

abase

cheapen

v. bang the head against something, bang heads together. Pakúgun ta mu kay paríhu mung sad-an, I’m going to bang your heads together. You are both guilty. Íyang ipakug ang íyang úlu sa halígi ug sapútun, He bangs his head against the post when he is angry. pakugpákug v. for things hanging loosely to bang repeatedly against each other. Magpakugpákug ang mga buwad nga binítay ug hangínun, The dried fish which are hung up knock against each other when the wind blows.

exite

shocker

n. name given to good-sized triggerfishes with a larger mouth than the pugut.

see pagúha.

thrill

staff

n. FACOMA, the acronym for Farmers’ Cooperative Marketing Association.

v. give something a light rap with something else, bump a small part of the head against something Kanang maistrang saputun ang nagpakung nákù, That irate teacher rapped me on the head. Napakung ang ákung úlu sa nag-abring sira, I knocked my head against the open door; v. bang repeatedly.

see palagupak.

shock

shocker

jar

vibrate

v. hasten

v. hurry (x) up