To eat anything and everything that comes one's way, not to be particular as regards food, to be omnivorous. Sang úna mapidâ siá, karón nagásab na. She used to be very particular about her food, now she is ready to eat anything. In a figurative sense, especially applied to women, it means to follow the manners of prostitutes, receiving and accepting anybody. (see maásab, kaásab).
(Sp. bautisterio) Baptistery. (see bobohán).
To neglect one's personal appearance, etc. See damílhay id.
(B) See halapón, the pl. form of hapón-to perch, roost.
Pertaining to or like an iguana; to act like an iguana. Nagahinaló siá. He acts like an iguana, (acts as if he were deaf). May batásan siá nga hinaló. He behaves like an iguana. (see haló-iguana).
Small, very itchy eruptions, pustules or boils in various skin diseases.
Cooked to a turn, neither too hard nor too soft, but just right, well-done, said of eatables; to be or become nice, tasty, etc.
To pull-, tear-, drag-, down or off; to twang, touch, brush, strike (the chords of a musical instrument, or the like). Kuskusá ang gitára. Strike the guitar. Maálam galî siá magkúskus sang sísta. He even knows how to play the sistrum or guitar. Kuskusí ang bunáng. Rub (brush) the yarn.
To fan. Kuyabí akó. Fan me. Kinuyabán níya ang kaláyo sang kalálaw. He fanned the fire into flame with the "kalálaw". (see kayáb, kuluyáb, kuruyáb).
A thicket, a piece of dense undergrowth, corner, out-of-the-way place. Indì ka magtádag sa lóok, kay básì may mán-og dirâ. Don't put your foot into the thicket, for there may be a snake there.
(B) Advantage, benefit, profit; good, well; maybe, perhaps. Warâ ti málhas kon ikáw ang silótan tungúd kang salâ ni Fuláno. It's bad enough, if you should be punished for the fault of N.N. (Literally: There is no advantage in it, if-). Warâ ti málhas kon índì tána magabút. Perhaps he is not coming. It would be too bad, if he were not coming. Indì ikáw magpanúgid nga nagasugál kamí adláwdlaw; bokón ti (warâ ti) málhas kon idakúp (dákpon) támon kang polís. Don't tell (anybody) that we are gambling every day; it would be hard lines for us, if we were caught by the police. (see águd, agúdagúd, pulús, áyhan, torán, básì, dámlag).
Nickname; to tease, etc. See pádià id.
See palangitúm-to become black, etc.
To darken, become obscure, etc. See palandulúm, dulúm.
See the following panigúhà.
To adhere to, stick to (as paste, glue, etc.). Ang lúnang nagpilít sa ákon sapátos. The mud stuck to my boots. Papilití (papítli) ang sóbre sing prankéo. Stamp-, put (stick) a stamp on-, the envelope. (see dokót).
To take a meal together, agree, pull together. (see hisáluk).
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