"Bokbok" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON
n. weevil or its larva; powder post beetle; woodworm. v. /-EN/ to be attacked by weevils: said of posts, boards. bamboos etc. adj. /-IN-/ attacked by weevils, worm-eaten.
n. a tooth with a cavity. --syn. (dial.) of BINOKBOK n.
bókbok - A borer insect as well as the
wood-dust produced by its action.
bókbok, To crush, powder, grind, mash,
pulverize, comminute, break, bruise,
pound, reduce to fine particles. Bokboká
ang bugás. Powder the hulled rice. Bokbokí
akó sing diótay nga maís nga kinokót.
Grind some corn for me. Binókbok nga
balátong. Mashed beans. Ibókbok mo akó
ánay siníng dalógdog nga ipamányos ko.
Kindly crush this dalógdog-fruit for me, as
I wish to rub myself with it. Figuratively:
Natungâtúngà námon ang dálan nga
mapailóngílong kag bokbokán kamí sang
ulán. We had covered about half the
distance on the road leading to Iloilo, when
we were overtaken by a pelting shower of
rain. (cf. sâsâ, tâtâ, mômô, lumâ, pusâ).
He looked at me then, his deep golden eyes meeting mine, and I saw a heat in them that I felt reflecting in my own.
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