"Pagya" is a word in CEBUANO
pagya, pagyà n way of referring to s.
o.
in a humorous, but indirect way.
Layágun ug dunggan si Pidru mu nay nahímung pagyà, Pedro has large ears so that became the way they used to refer to him.
v [A; b5c] refer to s.t.
by making a joke about it but not naming it.
Napagyà karun nga ang dalágang mamatay pabawnan ug alhu, It is a common joke to say that when a spinster dies, they should put a pestle at her side.
Gipagyà (gipagyáan) námù siyang pahak, We used to refer to him as scar head.
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