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(Sp. ajete) Young garlic; leek.
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(Sp. apendicitis) Appendicitis.
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(Sp. titerero, titiritero) A puppet-player, puppet-showman, a clown, a fool. Dáw atitirís siá. He is like a puppet-player or acts like a fool.
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Nursing, care; to nurse, rear, bring up, take good care of children, of invalids, of the sick, etc. Batitihá ang bátà sing maáyo. Take great care of the baby. Nurse the baby well. Ibatití akó ánay siníng bátà. Please look after this baby for me. Ginbatití-or-binatití níya sing mabinalák-on ang masakít nga bátà. She nursed the sick baby with great solicitude or concern, (see sapópo, sagúd, tátap, bántay).
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A kind of small clam.
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To feel a burning pain, to smart as when exposed to great heat, or when eating anything sharp, hot or pungent, and the like. Nagabítì ang pánit ko. My skin smarts as if scorched. Indì ka magkáon sing katúmbal, kay magabítì ang dílà mo. Don't eat chili, for your tongue will smart. Ginpabítì sang pimiénta ang bibíg ko. The pepper made my lips burn.
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Flea.
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Full of fleas, pertaining to fleas. (bitík).
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To draw-, pull-, lift-, haul-, up, hoist, to snatch with a swift motion. Bitína ang bátà. Lift up the child. Ang bátà nga putót ginabítin sa ság-ang. A stunted child is lifted by its chin. (A superstitious belief has it, that in this way the child is made to grow well). Bitíni akó sing isá ka bayóng. Draw up for me one bamboo container of water. Ibítin akó ánay siníng baúl. Kindly lift or haul up this box for me. Ginbítin níya ang sotána níya sang pagtabók níya sa subâ. When he crossed the river he raised his cassock. (see bátak, álsa, hákwat, baláking, N.B. "hákwat" is used more for lifting heavy loads, "bítin" for light articles).
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A kind of large snake, living mostly in trees. It swoops down and hauls up its victim; hence the name. (bítin).
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Dim. and Freq. of bítin. To raise slightly, etc. Also: To tuck up-, raise-, clothes slightly in order to be able to walk fast. (see baláking).
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A small poisonous fish; a baloon-fish. It has the peculiarity of becoming inflated or distended like a balloon, when attacked or caught and brought out of the water. Hence it is often used to designate fat, stout, fleshy, large-bellied people. Daw butíti siá. He is as fat as an inflated butíti-fish.
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(Sp. diabetes) Diabetes.
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See diótay.
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(H) Small, little, etc. See diótay.