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(Sp. agua) Water; perfume, scented water, scent. Ano nga ágwa ang ímo ginagámit? What sort of scent do you use? (see túbig-Water for drinking, cooking and washing is nearly always called "túbig" or "túbì", whilst the term "ágwa" is almost exclusively applied to perfumes). (see pahamút).

Smell, odour, scent, perfume, aroma, whether good or bad. Sá báhò sang ímo ágwa makilála ko ang ngálan. I know the name of the scent you use by its smell. (see panimáhò-to smell).

Fragrance; perfume, odour, sweet smell, agreeable scent, fine aroma; fragrant, odoriferous, scented, aromatical; to smell sweet, be fragrant, odoriferous, redolent of, etc. Hamút nga habón, ágwa, etc. Scented soap, fragrant perfume, etc. Walâ sing hamút iníng pólbos. This powder is not scented. Naghamút na ang mga páhò. The mangoes have now begun to give out their delicious odour. Pahamutá ang baúl mo. Sprinkle some scent in your trunk. (see humút, ámion).

To smell, sniff, scent, nose a smell or odour. Maghangó ka sang kahamút siníng búlak. Smell the fragrance of this flower. Hangohí ang ágwa kon maáyo. Take a sniff at the perfume to see whether it is pleasant. Ginhangohán níya ang botílya kon bíno sa mísa ukón bíno tínto. He smelled the bottle to find out whether it contained Mass-wine or red table-wine. Ang idô nagahangó sang ági sang talunón kon maggódgod sinâ. The dog scents the track of the wild boar when he is in search of it. (see sínghot, panínghot, panimáhò, dapóg, panapóg).

To soak, saturate, pervade, permeate, impregnate (of odours, perfumes, etc.). Nahúpug (nahupúgan) ang ákon báyò sang habón, tabákò, ágwa, etc. My jacket is saturated (reeking) with the smell of soap, tobacco, scent, etc. (see húgum, húmug, salúgsug).

(Sp. aguada) To get or fetch water (especially with two tins suspended from a pole carried over the shoulder). Agwáda ka or magagwáda ka sing túbig sa subâ kag dálha dirí. Fetch water from the river and bring it here. Agwadáhi akó sing túbig sa madalî, kay ilútò ko sa panyága. Fetch me some water at once, for I'm going to use it for cooking the dinner. (see ság-ub).

Vessel for fetching or carrying water, water-bucket.

(Sp. aguadór) Water-carrier. Húy, agwadór, agwadáhi akó sing túbig sa ímo agwadahán. Hello! Water-carrier fetch me some water in your bucket.

See aguáhi.

(Sp. aguantar) To bear, tolerate, suffer, let pass, put up with. Dáw dílì na akó makaagwánta sinâ. I seem not to be able to bear it any longer. Anhon mo, kóndì magagwánta lang? What can you do, but suffer it patiently? Agwantahá lang! Just bear it with resignation! (see batás, ántus).

(Sp. aguantádo) Robust, strong with great powers of resistance to fatigue, pain and stress; one who can stand or bear much, one suffering patiently or with fortitude. Agwantádo siá sa tungâ sang tanán nga pagpangabúdlay kag kalisdánan. He bears up bravely in the midst of all fatigues and difficulties. Dúro siá kaagwantádo. He can stand very much. He is able to bear-, support-, a good deal.

(Sp. aguardiente) Brandy; alcohol; any strong spirituous liquor.

(Sp. guasa, guason) Lively, cheerful, good-humoured; to be lively or of a cheerful disposition; to flow freely; to exude, to break forth, particularly applied to matter or pus oozing out of a wound, ulcer or boil. Ang komód nga táo dílì agwása. A man inclined to retirement and silence is not of a lively disposition. Nagaagwása na ang hubág. Pus is now flowing from the tumour. Ginapaagwása níla ang hubág. They are using remedies to cause the pus to flow from the tumour. Paagwasáha ang hubág. Make the tumour (by pressure, etc.) discharge its matter. Ipaagwása akó ánay sang ákon hubág sa lí-og. Kindly remove the matter (by pressure, poultices, etc.) from the tumour on my neck. Si Fuláno dúro gid kaagwása sa íya mga sugilánon. N.N. is very cheerful in his talk. N.N. is a chatterbox.

A very poisonous snake, growing to the thickness of a man's arm, living mostly in the jungle and looking for its prey, wild chickens, etc., at night-time. It is quite dangerous to meet an agwáson, for instead of gliding away it often attacks persons coming upon it.

Procurer, pimp, go-between. (see búgaw).

(H) Form, figure, image, likeness, appearance, outline, shape, species, conformation, cut, contour, look, aspect, phase, seeming, guise, semblance. Sa dágway sang --. In the form,-figure,-etc., of --. Sa idálum sang dágway sang tinápay kag bíno nga nakonsagrahán nahámtang ang matúod nga láwas kag dugô ni Hesukrísto. Under the species,-appearances,-forms,-etc. of consecrated bread and wine there is present the true body and blood of Jesus Christ. (see báyhon).

(Sp. enaguas) Undershirt, petticoat.

(Sp. enaguas) Undershirt, petticoat.

Cheerfulness, good humour, liveliness. (agwása).

Extravagance, prodigality. (agwása).