akúl-akúl

Hiligaynon

Coarse, rough, badly done (of work); thoughtless, careless. (see dakúldakúl, dagóldagól).

akúl-akúl

Hiligaynon

To fondle, pet, take on one's knees (children, etc.). (see okól-ókol).

Not well done, underdone, parboiled, not sufficiently cooked (of food); healing slowly (of ulcers, etc); desultory, unsatisfactory (of schooling, education, etc.). Also used as a verb. Iníng kán-on balotanóg. This rice is not sufficiently cooked. Ang bakokáng balotanóg. The carbuncle called "bakokáng" is slow in healing. Balotanóg gid lámang ang íya panoón. His schooling was very desultory or quite insufficient. Dílì mo pagpabalotanogón ang pagtíg-ang. Don't only half-cook the rice. (see angól-angól, akúl-akúl).