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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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vated and growing wild: Dioscorea esculenta.<br />

apan_1 but, on the contrary. n defect in a person.<br />

Táwu nga walay apan, A person without defect. v<br />

[A12] constitute the defect in s.o. or s.t. Maáyu ang<br />

lawlaw. Ang nakaapan bukugun, Salted sardines are<br />

good; the only thing wrong with them is that they<br />

are boney. apan-ápan v [A13; b6] keep saying but to<br />

avoid doing s.t. Lakaw na, way apan-ápan, Get going,<br />

no buts about it. Mag-apan-ápan siyag sugúun, He<br />

keeps saying but when you tell him to do s.t.<br />

apan_2, apan-apan_1 = alisiwsiw.<br />

apan-apan_2 n dish prepared from the young stems<br />

<strong>of</strong> kangkung cut into strips, cooked with spices and<br />

vinegar. v [A; c1] prepare apan-apan.<br />

ap-andawun n the situation in a game <strong>of</strong> mahjong<br />

where to obtain mahjong (go out) the player needs<br />

to complete only a single straight (sequences <strong>of</strong> three<br />

pieces in numerical order) such that either the lower<br />

number <strong>of</strong> the higher number will complete the sequence.<br />

E.g., if a player is complete for mahjong except<br />

for one straight for which he has only the pieces<br />

five and six, he needs either seven or four to make the<br />

straight complete and get mahjong, and thus he is in<br />

the ap-andawun situation.<br />

ap-ap = alap-ap.<br />

apapángig n jaws. v [a12] hit in the jaw. -un a have<br />

prominent jaws. v [B1246] get a prominent jaw.<br />

aparadur n wardrobe, cupboard. Ibutang ang sud-an<br />

sa aparadur, Put the food in the cupboard. v [a12]<br />

make into cupboard, wardrobe.<br />

aparátu n apparatus.<br />

aparisyun n apparition.<br />

apartmin, apartmint n apartment. v [A1; a2] get,<br />

make, make into apartments.<br />

ápas v {1} [A2; a12b2] follow and catch up with. Muápas<br />

níya ang íyang asáwa sa Rúma, His wife will join<br />

him in Rome. {2} [A; a12] go after s.o. to bring him<br />

home. Apása siya sa iskuyláhan, Go get him at school.<br />

{3} [A; a12] go as high as [such-and-such] an amount<br />

in buying s.t. Dílì ku muápas (muapas) ug bayinti<br />

sa ímung bábuy, I will not go as high as twenty for<br />

your pig. n {1} amount <strong>of</strong>fered in bargaining after an<br />

original <strong>of</strong>fer was made. Kwatru ni. Dì mahímug tris.<br />

Pilay ímung ápas? This costs four pesos. Three is not<br />

enough. How high will you <strong>of</strong>fer? {2} s.t. uttered to<br />

s.o. leaving as a reminder. Ápas pahinumdum, A reminder<br />

as he is leaving. {3} sumpay n sequel. Ang Fili<br />

ni Risal ápas sumpay sa íyang Noli, Rizals Fili is a sequel<br />

to his Noli. () {1} = ápas, 3. {2} [A12; b(1)] catch<br />

up, overtake. Dì ku makaapas nímu sa lumbà, I can

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