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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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shoe.<br />

ispayral a hair waved without being cut. v [A1; a12]<br />

wear, have hair that has been waved.<br />

ispíd n spades in playing cards. v [A12] get spades.<br />

ispidbut_1 n speedboat.<br />

ispidbut_2 v [A1; b6(1)] cook more rice or corn hurriedly<br />

in a small pot because what was cooked earlier<br />

was not enough for everyone (humorousso called from<br />

the small speedboats that accompanied Japanese warships).<br />

Bisitahun kaáyu mis ámù. Kanúnay lang ming<br />

mag-ispidbut ug lung-ag, We keep having visitors, so<br />

we always have to prepare extra rice.<br />

ispidnu = impirnu.<br />

ispíhu n {1} mirror, looking glass. {2} glass. Ang<br />

ispíhu sa iskaparáti, The glass <strong>of</strong> the display case. {3}<br />

name <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the dragons (drágun), the white dragon<br />

which has the black outline <strong>of</strong> a mirror-like design. v<br />

[A2N; b6(1)] look at oneself in the mirror. Mangispíhu<br />

úsà ku, Ill look at myself in the mirror.<br />

ispíking n {1} the act <strong>of</strong> proposing to a girl (colloquial).<br />

{2} line handed to convince s.o. v [A; c] {1}<br />

propose to a girl (colloquial). Sígi lag bisíta, wà pa<br />

giyud makaispíking, He keeps visiting her but he hasnt<br />

proposed. {2} hand s.o. a line. Giispikíngan níya ang<br />

íyang Nánay arun hatágan siyag kwarta, He handed<br />

his mother a line so that she would give him money.<br />

ispíkir_1 n loudspeaker. v [b6] use, put in a loudspeaker.<br />

ispíkir_2 n Speaker <strong>of</strong> the House, the presiding <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />

<strong>of</strong> the House <strong>of</strong> Representatives. gist guest speaker. v<br />

[B16; a12] be, become the speaker.<br />

ispiksiyun = inspiksiyun.<br />

ispíling n spelling. v {1} [A; a12] spell a word.<br />

Ispilínga ang ímung ngálan, Spell your name. {2}<br />

[A12; a12] make s.t. out, explain s.t. to oneself.<br />

Lisud giyud ispilíngun unsay íyang nagustuan ánang<br />

karáang kwanggul, I cant understand what he sees in<br />

that old coot. {3} explain, describe in words. Dílì<br />

maispíling ang náwung níya pag-ingkib níya sa aslum<br />

nga mangga, You cant imagine what she looked like<br />

when she bit into the sour mango.<br />

ispír n spare in bowling, the act <strong>of</strong> knocking down all<br />

the pins with two consecutive balls; a score so made.<br />

v [AB6; c1] make a spare in bowling, for a throw to be<br />

a spare.<br />

ispiragus = asparagus.<br />

ispiraltima = ispíra ultima.

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