List of Cebuano words starting with the letter R - Page 22

n. rosemary, sold as a dried herb for spice.

see rumblun.

v. 1. destroy something by breaking it to pieces. Ang mga tulisan mauy mirumpi sa pultahan, The robbers broke the door down. Si Ilurdi mauy nagrumpi sa gúsuk ni Kusáka, Elorde shattered Kosaka’s ribs; 2. destroy a girl’s reputation. Narumpi na ang kadunggánan ánang bayhána, The reputation of that girl is ruined; n. see rumpi kandádu. — kandádu n. general name for barracudas (the lock breaker): Sphyraena jello, et al.

short for karun.

v. 1. police raid. Mga Písi ang mirunda sa sugálan, The P.C. raided the gambling den; 2. go to someone’s house unexpectedly to collect a debt, ask for charity. Girunda mi sa mananaygun, The carollers came to see us to solicit money (lit. raided us).

n. orchestra consisting mainly of native stringed instruments; v. form a rundalya.

a. wrong answer in an exam. Rúng tanan ang ákung ansir, All my answers were wrong; v. 1. mark something wrong; 2. be, become wrong.

n. name of a notorious bandit during Spanish times; v. flare up at someone unreasonably at the slightest provocation. Murungkilyu (marungkilyu) siya kun mahubug, He gets mad easily when he is drunk.

n. mimeographing machine (so called from the brand name Roneo); v. mimeograph something.

n. roof garden.

n. rural doctor, bank. Dílì maáyung ipanghuwam sa rúral kay dakug pursintu, It’s no good to borrow from rural banks because they charge a high percentage. — duktur rural doctor. (→) bangku — rural bank.

n. rose. byitnam — 1. ornamental herb bearing rose-like flowers: Portulaca grandiflora; 2. kind of venereal disease.

n. rose-colored, pink; v. be, become rose-colored.

n. gardenia, grown as an ornamental.

n. rosary; v. pray the rosary. rusaryuan, rusaryuhan, rusaryúhan n. rosary beads.

n. 1. rose; 2. see rúsa. — dihapun, — dipapil kinds of chrysanthemums. — dipúkì see púkì, 2. di- a. rose-colored. Dirúsas ang ákung páyung, My umbrella is rose-colored; v. anything that is wrong with (humorous euphemism). Ang nakadirúsas nímu kay dì ka kamau, The thing that’s wrong with you is that you don’t know how.

n. rosette design of jewelry.

n. screw or small nut; v. attach with, drive in a screw or bolt.

n. kind of ring-shaped fancy cookies made of flour and egg yolks; v. have, make this kind of cookie.

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