"Alap" is a word in HILIGAYNON
álap - The last cleaning of rice before it is
washed and got ready for the kettle; to
clean rice after the two siftings called
"tahúp” and "sisíg” respectively. Alápi ang
bugás. Clean the rice. Separate from the
rice all admixtures (that should not be
boiled together with the clean, properly
hulled rice). Iálap akó ánay sináng bugás.
aláp-álap – alhíbi
Please clean that rice for me. Ipaálap ang
bugás sa bátà. Get the servant to clean the
rice. Walâ siá sing inalápan. He has no
clean rice.
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