List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter A - Page 56

(Sp. armada) Navy, fleet, squadron, warships, (see sakayán, sakayán-áway).

(Sp. arma) Weapon, arms. (see hinganíban).

(Sp. armazon) Mounting, frame, framework, skeleton; hull, hulk (of a ship).

Starch. (see amidól, almidón).

(Sp. armonia) Harmony, concord. (see sinántò, ígò, ángay, bágay, bagáy, hilóong, hilitóhog).

(Sp. armonio) Harmonium.

(Sp. almibar) Thin, freely-flowing molasses in the initial stage of the process of sugar-milling. 1.) inutús-the watery juice squeezed out of the sugar-cane. 2.) arníbal-very thin molasses containing much water. 3.) lasáw-thickening molasses, syrup of the consistency of light honey. 4.) pulút-thick molasses nearing the stage of crystallization or hardening. The pulút, very sticky and viscous, is taken from the cauldron and put into troughs, where by cooling and stirring it slowly hardens or crystallizes to the finished, but unrefined, product of sugar. This last stage of the process of sugar-milling is called "pagasúkar sang pulút"-"to turn the pulút into sugar". See under asúkar. 5.) asúkar, kalámay-sugar.

(Sp. árnica) Arnica, a medicinal plant.

Fight, quarrel; to fight, quarrel, come to blows. Si Huán kag si Pédro nagaarnísay. Peter and John are fighting, have come to blows, are quarrelling. (see híbag, ális).

Leprosy. May arô siá or inarô siá. He has leprosy. (see aroón).

(B) To play with, fondle, dandle, pet, caress. Aroaróha (arôaróa) ang bátà. Play with the baby. Fondle the child. (see álò, dálò, ánggà).

(B) To stuff, cram in (food), eat much. Ginaroádan námon ang pagkáon sa ámon píknik. We ate much at our picnic. Indì mo pagiaróad ang kán-on. Don't stuff in the rice so greedily.

(Sp. arroba) A measure for liquid and dry goods, in weight about twelve kilograms.

See aragóy id.

(B) A joker, jester, one who talks ridiculous nonsense exciting laughter. Aróhal siá nga táo. He is full of fun. He is a great joker. The verb is inarohál. Nagainarohál siá sa ákon or ginainarohalán níya akó. He is telling me funny stories (recounting some of his jokes to me). (see haróhal id.).

(B) To laugh heartily, but not boisterously. Anó ang ginaarók-ok mo? Why are you laughing so merrily? Iníng súgid takús nga arókokán. This story deserves a good laugh. (see aríkik, halák-hak, talángkaw, kádlaw, yúhum).

See aróhal id. The verb is inaról.

(Sp. aroma) Aroma; a kind of fragrant plant.

Blaze, fire. See álon. (see kaláyo, súnug).

(B) Mole. See álong, álom.