List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter G - Page 10

(Sp. garrafon) A large decanter or carafe; carboy, demijohn.

Rough, unpolished, provincial, uncultivated, uneven, rude, rustic, not smooth; to be or become rough, etc. Garás nga hénero, papél, lamésa, hámbal, etc. Rough cloth, paper, a rough table, rude or coarse speech, etc. (see magarás).

The opening in a lobster-pot or other kind of trap. The animal can enter, but cannot get out owing to points around the opening that turn inwards. (gálaw id.).

Saying, saw, proverb, maxim, dictum, aphorism, truism, adage, motto, epigram. (see hurubáton).

Dim. of garáy.

(Sp. garbanzo) The chick-pea, tare, garvance, dried peas.

(Sp. garbo) Elegance, ease, distinction, dignity, graceful carriage or demeanour; to have or show elegant airs or gracefulness; show off, pretend, put on airs, give oneself airs, assume superiority, be pretentious, natty, genteel. Garbohí siá. Show him your graceful bearing. Indì ka magpagárbo. Don't be ostentatious, don't show off. Sang pagkitaáy námon buót siá magpagárbo sa ákon. When we met she wanted to impress me with her elegance. (see aíre, padayáw, kiáykíay, kisáykísay, etc.).

(Sp. garboso) Elegant, spruce, spick and span, natty, dapper, genteel, graceful; ostentatious, giving oneself airs, displaying elegance of manner, etc. (see elegánte, dikumpotók, hípig, agrót, hámbug, hádak, apót, bugalón, etc.).

(B) To provoke, tease, urge on, incite. (see galít, garít, súdyot, tulúd).

(B) See ugáling id.

(B) See gáling, galíng id.

Restless, lively, naughty; to be or become restless, etc. Garís nga bátà, táo, etc. A naughty boy, a restless man, etc. (see harásharás, darándarán).

Severe, cruel. See barís.

(B) See galít, galítgalít id.

(Sp. garita) Sentry-box, guard-house, observation-post. (see bantáyan).

To spend to no purpose, to waste. (see garanátsa, granátsa).

A talker, chatterer, chatterbox; glib, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talking at random, rambling in one's conversation, voluble in one's speech, unreliable, untruthful; to prattle, chatter, babble, talk without consideration or without scruple as to whether a thing is true or not. Garógaró nga táo. A great talker, chatterbox. Indì ka maggarógaró. Don't talk at random. Gingarógarohán akó níya. He talked to me in a careless, thoughtless manner. (see tarádag, wákal, hádak, búrà, etc.).

Riot, commotion, turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar; to disturb, cause a commotion, etc. See gamú. Ginagarokán ang bánwa. The town is in an uproar.

Rotten, decayed, etc. See gabúk, dunút.

Near together, dense, thick, packed, crowded; voluble of speech. Garót nga pagtánum. Close-set rice-planting. Iníng kalubihán garót kaáyo. This coconut plantation is too thickly set. Garót ang íya nga hámbal. He talks very quickly or volubly. (see íkit, sorótsot).