Meaning of barat

barat

Cebuano

a. 1. cheap, petty: refusing to pay a reasonable price and heeding matters not worth one’s attention; 2. cheap, vulgar. Barat na kaáyu nang bayhána, bísan kinsa lang ang ubanan, That woman is very cheap. Anybody can have her; v. 1. for a person to become cheap. Mauy ibarat nímu ug ímu siyang ashan, You will come to be vulgar if you attach importance to what she says; 2. for things to be of little value, inferior, make something in an inferior way. Mibarat (nabarat) ang písu, The peso has become devalued. Ayúha pagtahì. Ayawg barata (ibarat), Sew that dress well. Don’t put out something cheap. -íra a. fond of bargaining prices down too much; v. be a haggler. Makabastus ang labihang pagkabaratíra, It is degrading to bargain too hard. -íru see baratíra (male).