A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

putput₂ = [palutput].

putput₃ euphemism for [púta₁].

putris mild cuss word, euphemism for púta₁. Ay, putris! Nasayup na sad ku, Darn! I made a mistake again.

putru n adolescent colt. Muúlag na ning kabayúa ánang bayi kay putru na, This horse will cover that female because it is an adolescent now.†

putsíru n 1 dish of stewed beef and vegetables. 2 the fleshy part of the leg between the knee and the ankle of a cow. Linat-ang putsíru ang sud-an nátù karun, We have stewed beef shanks for dinner today. v [A; c1] prepare putsíru.

pútu₁ n cake made of steamed starches, coconut, and other optional ingredients. — nga balanghuy pútu made from shredded cassava. — nga binangkung pútu made from cassava flour. — kutsinta pútu made from ground rice mixed with brown sugar. — máya pútu made from pilit rice and coconut extract. — nga pinalutaw steamed rice cake. — sulut pútu made from cassava flour with water or milk and fried. v [A; c1] make pútu. paN- v 1 [A] engage in the business of selling pútu. 2 [A; b6] go s.w. to eat pútu. n business of selling pútu.

pútu₂ a bankrupt. v [B12; a12] be, become bankrupt. Putúhun man ta ánang ímung bisyu, Your vices will send us to the poorhouse.

pútù v [A; a] break, cut into lengths. Putúun ku ning káhuy pára sa halígi, I’ll cut this timber into lengths for the posts. n a length of s.t. cut from a bigger or longer piece.

putud = [putul].

putugrapiku n photographer. v [B16; c16] be, become a photographer.