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Crisp, brittle, friable, easily crumbling, crumbly, short, fresh (said of bread, cakes, or the like). (see hágpok).

Softness, mildness, gentleness, impressionableness, impressionability; to soften, become soft, impressionable, be easily susceptible of impressions or feelings. Naghómok na ang tinápay nga kaína mahágpok pa. The bread that was crisp a short while ago, has become soft. Homóka ang paglútò sang kárne. Cook the meat soft. Pahomóki akó sing maís, nga tinanók. Boil for me some corn very soft. Ginpangayóan ko siá sing patáwad, ápang ang íya tagiposóon walâ maghómok. I asked his pardon, but his heart did not soften. (see lamî, lúm-ok).

Toughness, hardness, durability, tenacity, tenaciousness, flexibility with strength; to be or become tough, etc. Naghúnit ang pánit kay nagmalá. The skin became tough as it dried. May batásan siá sa pagpahúnit sang tinápay, kay índì siá makaúyon sang mahágpok. He has the custom of letting the bread get hard, for he does not like it fresh. Mahúnit ang kuríng sing kabúhì. The cat is tenacious of life, has great vitality.

A prefix forming adjectives in three ways, namely:

1) by simple attachment to the root, e.g. mahágpok-crisp; malínaw-calm; matahúm-beautiful. (see hágpok, línaw, tahúm).

2) by adding also the suffix-on, e.g. malalíson-disobedient; malimóton-forgetful; mapigusón-oppressing. (see lális, límot, pígus).

3) by superadding the particle "in" which is placed before the first vowel of the root, e.g. malinapáson-omitting, neglecting the performance of; mabinalák-on-careful, concerned, interested; matinipígon-preserving, saving, guarding. (see lápas, balákà, típig).

N.B. Other formations of adjectives see under mag-, manog-, maki-.

Crisp, short. (see ragomó, mahágpok).

To crunch, emit a sound as of hard bread being chewed with some force; to be crisp. Ang matíg-a nga tinápay kon kán-on, magaragomô súbung sang sinánlag nga maís. Hard bread, when chewed, crunches like roast corn. (see mahágpok).