"Tari" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

tarî - A kind of creeper whose root is edible.
When peeled the root is reddish, but
underneath the reddish surface the root is
white. Baóng is the same plant, but its root
is white throughout.

tárì v {1} [AC; a] enter, fight a cock in a cockfight with ga?
s.
Tarían ku nang ugis mu sa ákung pula, Ill pit my red cock against your white one.
{1a} [A1C; b6] have, hold a cockfight.
Magtárì rung Birnis, There will be a cockfight this Friday.
{2} [A; b] tie the ga?
on the cocks leg.
Hapini ang tiil únà taríi, Pad the leg before tying the ga?
on it.
() n ga?
.
Naunay ka sa kaugalíngun nímung tarì kay ang ímu hinúung irù ang nahílu imbis ang sa silíngan, You fell into your own trap (lit.
got cut with your own ga?
) when your dog was poisoned instead of your neighbors.
pa- v [A13] be in a fighting mood or shape (lit.
wants to be made to fight).
paN- v [A2; c6] go to the cockfights.
Kuháa ang hiniktan kay manárì ku, Get the cock, I am going to the cockfights.
n cockfighting.
ig-r-l- n cock for fighting.
maN-r-() n cockfighting enthusiast.
-un() a a perfect match, ideal for pairing o?
in marriage.
Ikaw duktur ug siya nars; tariun giyud mu kaáyu, Youre a doctor and shes a nurse; you are a perfect match.