"Lasaw" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
adj. /NA-/ thin, watery (as chocolate), --syn. LABNAW.
lásaw - To be or become watery, thin (of
liquids); to thin (out), make thin. (cf.
básiaw, lángiaw; lapúyut—to thicken).
lás-ay Insipidity, mawkishness,
tastelessness; to be, make or become
insipid, mawkish, unappetizing, tasteless,
abominable, disgusting. Walâ gid sing lásay iníng pagkáon. This food has nothing of
insipidity about it. This food tastes fine or
nice. Naglás-ay iníng bíno, kay
nasimbugán sing hinébra. This wine has
lost its flavour, for it has been mixed with
gin. Nalas-ayán akó sa íya. He is
abominable to me. I am disgusted with
him. Las-ayá lang ang íla pagkáon, kay
támà kadalók sa íla. Make their food
tasteless, because they are too greedy.
Linas-ayán (pinalas-ayán) akó níla dídto
sing pagkáon. They gave me there tasteless
or insipid food. Urúton (Saídon) mo iní
sang káon karón, kay sa buás magalás-ay.
Eat this up now, for to-morrow it will be
stale, vapid, mawkish, unappetizing, flat.
(cf. báng-aw, pán-os, lán-o, maláin, etc.).
lasáw - Thin molasses, syrup, treacle; to
thicken to the consistency of syrup or
treacle. Naglasáw na ang inutús. The
pressed out juice of the sugar cane has
thickened to syrup. Ginlasáw níla ang
inutús. They made syrup of the sugar cane
juice. Malúyag ka maghígop sing lasáw?
Do you like to sip treacle or syrup? (cf.
inutús, pulút, asúkar, kalámay).
lásaw v [A; c1] for liquids to flow or spread all over.
Mulásaw ang ámung sílung ug mag-ulan, Water flows under our house when it rains.
Mu rag túbig ang álak nga naglásaw sa kumbira, Wine flowed like water at the party.
() a diluted, watery.
Lasaw ang miskla sa simintu, The cement is watery.
v [AB; b7] dilute s.t.
, make a mixture thin.
Ayaw lasawa ang kapi, Dont make the co?
ee so weak.
ug dugù a cowardly.
Ang lasaw ug dugù níyang manghud wà muambak, His brother was too chicken to jump.
Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune.
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