"Punlas" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
púnlas - To steep in acid or sour liquids
clothes, hemp-fibre, or the like, in order to
take out stains and bring back the original
colour. Punlasí ang lánot nga balayoón
sing daláyap (sing áslum). Steep the hemp
for making clothes in a solution of daláyap
i.e. the juice of the daláyap orange (in an
acid). Nagdalág ang íya báyò; gánì
pinunlasán níya, agúd magúlì ang
dumáan níya nga duág. His jacket had
turned yellow, therefore he steeped it in an
acid to bring back its original colour.
punlas v {1} [A; b1] rinse washed clothes with citrus juice and water, esp.
pineapple fiber cloth to sti?
en it.
{2} [AN; b] apply aromatic leaves, citrus and the like, to the hair after bathing.
Mupunlas kug suwà sa ákung buhuk, I rinse my hair with lemon.
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