A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

háb = hálab.
hába n low-quality corn grits which were sold in times
of corn shortage in pre-war times.
hábà v [A; b(1)] take sides with. Gihabáan siya sa
íyang bána, Her husband took her side. pa- v [A; b6]
{1} run to s.o. for sympathy and ask him to take
sides. Túa na pud magpahábà dáyun tung Máma níya,
There she goes, running to her Mama again. {2} say
s.t. exaggerated to get a person to feel a certain way.
Nagpahábà siyag sulti sa íyang ámu nga maáyu siyang
mutrabáhu maung giingkrísan, He talked big to his
boss to make him think he worked well and he got a
raise. n action of running to s.o. for sympathy.
hábag n {1} round, black to greyish black, smooth
stone found on beaches, used for bathing. {2} shore
area where such stones are found in abundance.
habágat n strong wind that hits Cebu from the southwest,
common from June to September. v [A; a12] for
the habágat to blow. -an() n southwest.
habáhab a having a bitter sour taste similar to that
of unripe grapefruit. Habáhab kaáyu ning buungúna,
This shaddock has a very biting and bitter taste. v
[B1; b6] get a bitter, rancid taste. Naghabáhab na
ang sud-an, The food tastes rancid.
habak, hábak_1 v [A; c] wear an amulet. Way dautang
mahitabù sa bátang gihabákan, No harm can come to
a child with an amulet. n amulet.
hábak_2 n an area of a farm, usually along its length,
that is alloted to s.o. for him to till. Gibáhin sa lima
ka hábak ang baul, The farm was divided into five
portions.
hábal v [AC; b] for animals to mate. Gihabálan ang
ákung bigal kaduha, My sow has been bred twice. {2}
for people to fornicate (derogatory). n act of breeding.
pa- [A; b(1)] breed animals. pa-an n male pig for
breeding.
hábas_1 n {1} a growth which develops in horses
mouths which causes hardship in eating. It is removed
by application of heated iron. {2} sores that develop
on soft tissue: the tongue, corners of the mouth,
palate. v {1} [A123P; a4b4] for horses to develop such
a growth. {2} [B2; b4] develop sores on the tongue
or in the corners of the mouth. Mihábas (gihabásan)
ákung dílà sa pagkináug pinya, My tongue got sores
on it from eating too much pineapple.
hábas_2 = halábas.
habasan n general name for cone shells.
habásan n k.o. surgeon fish.