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A kind of large fish growing to about two metres in length. It is much used as food, though it is not very savoury. This fish has several names according to its growth and size. "pák-an and panít" are used for the same fish, when quite small, and when nearing its full size, respectively. "Bantaláan" is the full-grown specimen.

Insipidness, vapidity, rottenness; to taste and smell bad, decay, go bad, rot, get stale, to be on the turn, vapid or insipid, be tainted, contaminated, spoilt, (particularly of fish). Naggúnghaw ang pinákas nga gumáa. The salt "gumáa" has become stale. Amligán mo ang pagbódo, kay kon dílì magagúnhaw ang ísdà. Be careful in salting fish, for otherwise it will spoil or go bad. Indì mo pagpagunghawón ang bantaláan. Don't allow the bantaláan-fish to lose its flavour. (see gúnhaw id.; hurô, lúb-ok).

A fish, a small bantaláan. (see panít, bantaláan).

A kind of fish; a nearly full-grown bantaláan.