"Makaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

makaw HILIGAYNON
Definition:

makáw - A kind of roughly made boots
and shoes of Chinese manufacture from
Macao; roughly made (but strong and
durable). Makáw nga trabáho. Rough
work, not well made. Sapátos nga makáw.
Boots from Macao, boots that are not well
made.

makaw CEBUANO
Definition:

Makaw n {1} Chinaman from Macao.
{2} Chinaman in a restau-rant business (so called because many cooks in Chinese restau-rants immigrated from Macao).
lútung see lútù.

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prima CEBUANO

príma = prímu (female).

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cadene ENGLISH

A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.

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spacelate ENGLISH

To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.

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trilemma ENGLISH

A syllogism with three conditional propositions, the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in the minor. See Dilemma.

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Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed.

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fiasco ENGLISH

A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.

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To set upon; to attack.

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universology ENGLISH

The science of the universe, and the relations which it involves.

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gurung CEBUANO

gurung n large pile of unthreshed rice.

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To have compassion.

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A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it …

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An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.

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Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.

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