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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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altu_2 n alto voice, part, or instrument. v [A; b6] play<br />

or sing the alto part. Altúhi ang átung áwit, You sing<br />

the alto to our song.<br />

alu (not without l) aluálu v [A; a12] tease. Ug magaluálu<br />

kas irù, paakan ka, If you tease the dog, you<br />

will get bitten. Ayaw alualúha ang bungì, Dont tease<br />

the harelip. n act <strong>of</strong> teasing. alualuhan a fond <strong>of</strong> teasing.<br />

v [B12] get to be fond <strong>of</strong> teasing. maalualuhun<br />

a <strong>of</strong> a teasing nature. aluhánay n game <strong>of</strong> tag where<br />

everybody chases everybody else. v [C; c3] play tag.<br />

álù n channel in tidal flats.<br />

alubíhid = alabíhid.<br />

alud-ud n {1} s.t. which has the chewing quality <strong>of</strong><br />

s<strong>of</strong>t bones: the tender part <strong>of</strong> a stem, the husk <strong>of</strong><br />

young coconuts near the bud, bone cartilage. Nahíwì<br />

ang íyang ilung kay napislat ang alud-ud, His nose got<br />

crooked because the cartilage was squashed. {2} top<br />

half <strong>of</strong> the coconut bud which is s<strong>of</strong>t and edible with<br />

a somewhat bitter taste. -un a having the quality <strong>of</strong><br />

alud-ud.<br />

alug v [A; a] go down to get water. Mag-alug ang<br />

tagabúkid ug túbig, The mountaineers will be going<br />

down to get water.<br />

alugbáti n k.o. vine, the leaves <strong>of</strong> which are widely<br />

used as a vegetable. Wild and cultivated, it has cordate<br />

leaves which come in green and purple-tinged<br />

varieties, slightly mucilagenous when cooked: Basilla<br />

rubra. v [A1; b6] cook alugbáti.<br />

alug-ug v [A; c] shake in short jerky motions. Gialugug<br />

níya sa butilya ang túbig, He sloshed the water<br />

around in the bottle.<br />

aluhánay see alu.<br />

aluhípan = ulahípan.<br />

alukaba n eggshell.<br />

alukabhang n {1} shell <strong>of</strong> eggs, sea shell, cartridge<br />

shell. {2} housing, skeletal structure <strong>of</strong> s.t. Maáyung<br />

pagkahimulbul. Alukabhang na lay nahibilin, It was<br />

completely stripped down. The only thing that remained<br />

<strong>of</strong> the car was the frame <strong>of</strong> the body.<br />

alúla (not without l) n cylindrical basket made <strong>of</strong> coconut<br />

leaves, holding about two bushels, container for<br />

buláhan. v {1} [A; a] make an alúla. {2} [A; bc1]<br />

put s.t. into an alúla. Aluláhun (ialúla) nátù ning<br />

buwáhan arun itúmud, We will put the lanzones in<br />

the alúla to bring them to market.<br />

alum n mole. -an a having a mole. () n snappers which<br />

have dorsal moles on the side just in front <strong>of</strong> the tail:<br />

Lutianus sp. -un a having lots <strong>of</strong> moles.

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