matráka n grager, used as a noisemaker in the procession on Good Friday. matrakáhun ug bàbà talking like a machine gun. Báhu ning tabian matrakáhun ug bàbà, This gossip! Her mouth goes like a machine gun.
matrídu = [matríru].
matrikula n school fees. v [c6] pay tuition.
matrimunyal n double bed.
matríra = [matríru] (female).
matríru a 1 wise to the ways of the world. Dì na nà siya matuntu kay matríru, You can’t pull a fast one on him. He’s wise to the ways of the world. 2 wise, tricky. Matríru ang mga matansíru kay dílì hustu ang timbangan, The meat sellers are very tricky because the scales are not honest. 3 for game to be shy and not easily approached by persons. v [B1] be, become wise to the ways of the world or tricky.
matris1 n uterus.
matris2 n mattress.
matrúna n 1 the head maid in a wealthy household, the one in charge of running the household. 2 housemother of a women’s dormitory or boarding house. a matronly-looking, old, and slightly stout. v [B136; c16] be, become a house mother or head maid; get to be matronly in appearance.
mats v [B; c6] for wearing apparel to match. Mimats ang ímung sapátus sa pitáka, Your shoes match your purse.