Meaning of labka

labka

Cebuano

a. partially cooked, usually said of root crops and bananas, but sometimes of cereals as well. Labka pa man ning kamúting ímung gilútù, These sweet potatoes that you are cooking are still half done; v. cook root crops halfway, and, by extension, cereals. Mulabka (malabka) ang linung-ag ug dílì maángay ang káyu, Rice will become unevenly cooked if the fire underneath it is uneven. labkahan see labka, a.