Hiligaynon
To be-, become-, insipid; to boil or cook too soft, leave too long in the water, applied especially to vegetables. Indì mo paglatáon ang dágmay, kay índì akó kaúyon sang latâ. Don't boil the dágmay too soft, for I don't like overdone vegetables. Indì mo akó paglatáan sang balúnggay. Do not cook the balúnggay-leaves too soft for me. (see lántà, lás-ay).
Hiligaynon
Stale, insipid; too soft, overdone, cooked too long (of vegetables especially).
Hiligaynon
(Sp. lata) A tin, can; to tin, can, put up in tins, preserve in airtight cans. Makaúyon ka sing mga lináta? Do you like to eat canned provisions? Latáha ang mga páhò. Can the mangoes. (see lalatahón).
Hiligaynon
A kind of fence with upright posts filled in between with thorny branches of bamboo, sibúkaw, kamúnsel, etc.; to make such a fence. Anó ang láta nínyo sa talámnan? What kind of thorny branches do (did) you use in your fence around the rice-field? Latáhi ang pamulákan. Put a fence of thorns around the garden. (see síklat, dagándan, kodál).
Hiligaynon
To give a hint or clue. (see paitínítin).