"Tan" is a word in HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO
Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken
by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both before and after it has
been used. Called also tan bark.
To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the
sun; as, to tan the skin.
To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by usual
process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some other bark,
whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or tannic acid (which exists in
several species of bark), and is thus rendered firm, durable, and in
some degree impervious to water.
See Picul.
To get or become tanned.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.
tan - Short for kapitán. Si Tan Ipíng
(Felípe). Kapitán Philip.
tána – tángkap
tána, (B) He, she, it. See siá.
A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun; as,
hands covered with tan.
tan n {1} short for kapitan.
{2} an honorary title of address for prominent citizens in former usage.
Birínu a person who assumes financial responsibilities for a group.
v [A; a12] become a Tan Birínu.
Ipadáyun lang kay akuy mutan birínu sa kumbira, Go ahead with it because I will foot the bills for the feast.
The most difficult thing a failure can do is accept his identity or status
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