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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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other rituals for magical purposes and also used as a<br />

mosquito smudge or for other non-magical purposes.<br />

kamaníru n one who works on street or road maintenance.<br />

v [B16; a2] worker on street maintenance.<br />

kamansi n breadfruit with seeds, the seeds and pulp <strong>of</strong><br />

which are eaten as a vegetable when not ripe: Artocarpus<br />

camansi.<br />

kamansili, kamansilis n medium-sized tree with short,<br />

sharp spines at the base <strong>of</strong> the leaves and on the<br />

branches that bears a white or reddish edible fruit<br />

similar to tamarind (sambag) but smaller and with a<br />

more pronounced spiral. The bark is used for tanning:<br />

Pithecolobium dulce.<br />

kamantígì = kalamantígì.<br />

kamanyan = kamangyan.<br />

kamara báha n House <strong>of</strong> Representatives, the lower<br />

house <strong>of</strong> the Congress <strong>of</strong> the Philippines.<br />

kamarin n warehouse with an iron ro<strong>of</strong>. v [A12; a2]<br />

make, build, make into a warehouse. -in- a by the<br />

warehouseful.<br />

kamarun n dish <strong>of</strong> shrimps, split and dipped in eggs,<br />

optionally mixed with ground meat. v [A; a] make,<br />

have kamarun. ribusádu = kamarun.<br />

kamarúti n an <strong>of</strong>ficers quarters on the deck, cabin in a<br />

sailing vessel.<br />

kámas_1 v {1} [AN; c6] struggle, strive intensively in<br />

an endeavor. Hala, kámas arun ka mulampus, Strive<br />

hard so that youll be a success. {2} [AN; a] do s.t. in<br />

the shortest time possible. Nagkámas siya pagpanghúgas<br />

arun makasúruy dáyun, She did the dishes hurriedly<br />

so that she could go out soon. kamaskamas =<br />

kámas_1, v2.<br />

kámas_2 = kamras.<br />

kamátis n tomato. v {1} [b6(1)] cook s.t. with tomatoes.<br />

{2} [B2S] be green or red like a tomato. {2a}<br />

[B2S46N; a4S] for a penis just circumcised to swell<br />

like a tomato. Nagbulad ka man gud sa ínit maung<br />

nagkamatis (nangamátis, gikamatis) ang ímung tulì,<br />

You went out in the sun, so your penis you just had<br />

circumcised has become red and swollen.<br />

kamáug_1 n a mild cuss word, euphemism for kamatay,<br />

expressing disgust or anger over s.t. or s.o.<br />

Kamáug, nahibilin man diay ang yáwi, Darn! I forgot<br />

the key.<br />

kamáug_2 n k.o. terrestrial orchid that grows in waste<br />

places, commonly under coconut trees. It has a fleshy<br />

rootstock which produces a sticky sap, used as a glue<br />

for guitars. The scrapings also have medicinal uses:

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