Pinoy Dictionary

sagustuhan

Tagalog

sagustuhan adj. elective; open to choice

pambuo

Tagalog

pambuo n. something used to produce a whole

ilustrada

Tagalog

adj. accomplished; refined in manners; learned; educated

duay-ay

Cebuano

v. for the head to hang limp. Nagduay-ay ang úlu sa manuk pagkaigù sa bulang, The cock’s head hung limp after it was struck with the gaff.

v. 1. drive someone or something away. Huráwa ang bábuy nga nangáun sa kamúti, Drive away the pig that is eating the sweet potatoes; 2. scold someone severely and loudly using abusive language and, usually, gestures. Ang inahan sa dalágang ámung gibugalbugalan mauy mihúraw námù, The mother of the girl we made fun of scolded us severely; 3. threaten gravely. Gihúraw sa blakmílir nga itug-an ang asáwang naglaki, The blackmailer threatened to divulge the wife’s illicit relations; 4. drive someone into working faster. Ayaw kug huráwa kay magkasáyup hinúun, Don’t hurry me because I’ll only botch it up; n. threat. hurawhúraw v. for a person of lower station to make an improper joke with a person of higher station. Gihurawhuráwan ku sa bátà nga nakísì nu ákung karsúnis kay giut-an, The child made a disrespectful joke when she asked me if my pants were torn because I broke wind; n. disrespectful banter. hurawhurawan a. given to disrespectful jokes.

hinay-hinay

Cebuano

adj. steathily

bitik

Cebuano

fake

kahón

Hiligaynon

(Sp. cajon) Box, trunk, case; dam, dyke, ditch, bank, particularly applied to banks that inclose rice-fields. Also verb: Kahoní ang ímo talámnan. Put a bank around your field. (see sulúdlan).

rahâ

Hiligaynon

(B) Cooked, prepared for the table.

talagakón

Hiligaynon

What is to be-knotted,-bound together,-got ready for reeling or weaving; hemp-fibre, etc. that is to be knotted (to be bound together) and to be rolled up neatly in the tagakán-basket. (see tágak).