A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

ransiyu₁ a spoiled meat or cooked food. v [B2; b6] be, become rancid. Muransiyu (maransiyu) ang karni kun dílì ipridyidir, The meat will spoil if you don’t put it in the frigidaire.

ransiyu₂ = [ransu₁].

ransu₁ n ration, share of food given out. Ang ransu sa mga nasunúgan, The ration for the fire victims. v 1 [A2; a] give rations. 2 [A12] obtain a ration.

ransu₂ n ranch. v [A1; a2] have a ranch. ka- n associates, friends (slang). Walay táwu nga manghilabut níya sa piyir kay pulus karansu níya ang mga buguy didtu, No one will harm him at the waterfront because all the tough guys there are his friends.

rantsu = [ransu].

ranwi n runway in an airport.

rapal = [arapal], n.

rapdrap n rough draft. v [A1; c1] make a rough draft.

rapidu v [A; a12] 1 fire a volley. Rapiduha ninyu ang miláyas nga kriminal, Fire a volley on the escaping criminal. 2 do s.t. in rapid succession, like the firing of a volley. Nagrapidu siyag búnal niánang maldítung dakù, She gave that naughty child a sound whipping. Girapidu nílag káun ang inasal, They consumed the roast pig with machine gun-like rapidity. a done machine gun-like. Rapidung pagkasábà, A scolding like the burst of a machine gun. di- n weapon that is capable of automatic fire.

rápir n wrapper for manufactured goods or gifts.