List of Cebuano words starting with the letter T - Page 154

v. chin oneself. Managkù átung buktun ug magtsíning ta, Your arms will grow large if you chin yourself; n. chinning exercise. — bar n. chinning bar.

Chinese

see kamísa.

n. chief, head of an office; v. 1. call someone chief. Ayaw kug tsípa kay paríhu ra ta, Don’t call me chief because we are the same; 2. become, be chief. (→) term of address to someone superior in authority, particularly a law officer. Wà táwun ku mangáwat tsip, I didn’t steal anything, officer.

short form: tsi. expression used to drive away cats. Tsipi! Nagpanan-aw na pud ning irínga sa pinirítung isdà, Scat! That cat is looking at the fried fish.

n. 1. chiffon fabric or cloth material; 2. chiffon cake.

see siráli.

n. chairman; v. be chairman.

n. cheese; v. have cheese.

see tsísir. -ir n. chaser taken after liquor; v. have a chaser. Túbig lay átung itsísir kay way kúk, We will just have water as chaser since we do not have Coke.

v. play chess. Balà siyang mutsís, He plays chess poorly. Makigtsís ku nímu kun dúnay pusta, I’ll play chess with you if we bet; n. chess. — burd n. chessboard.

hearsay

n. idle gossip. Nagpakasal na lang sila paglikay sa tsismis, They got married to stop the gossip; v. engage in idle gossip. Bísag unsa lay itsismis níya nákù báhin sa ílang bag-ung silíngan, She tells me everything about her new neighbors.

a. given to gossip; v. be, become a gossipmonger.

see tsismúsa (male).

v. take light refreshments or snacks (slang); n. eating.

see sitsiríka.

see sitsiríyas.

spelling to represent the sound produced by clicking the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge with an implosion; 1. in calling animals; 2. in expressing an adverse reaction to a mistake. Tsk, tsk, dì na ni mahímù, Tsk, now we can’t do anything about it.

chocolate