A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan

by John U. Wolff

kakaw n cacao.

kakawáti = [madri kakaw].

kakha v [AN; ab2] scrape, scratch out s.t loose. Nangakha ang túru úsà mudasmag, The bull kicked the ground before charging. Nagkakha ug pagkáun ang manuk, The chicken is scratching around for food. — tukà, — tuhak a hand-to-mouth existence.

káki n 1 khaki cloth. 2 khaki color. 3 brown one-centavo piece. v 1 [A13] wear khaki or s.t. khaki-colored. 2 [B6] become khaki in color.

kakin = [nakinnákin].

kaktil n cocktail drink.

kaktus n cactus.

kakyup n 1 yesterday (dialectal). 2 late in the afternoon, evening (dialectal).

kál₁ a an egg-layer which has stopped laying at a profitable rate. v [B2; b6] for an egg-layer to have ceased laying profitably.

kál₂ n cal, a white powder used as a whitener for shoes. v [A; b] whiten with cal. Káli ang sapátus putì, Apply cal to white shoes. (←) v [B1245] get cal splattered over it. -iru₂ n 1 kiln for burning limestone or seashells to obtain lime. 2 any big fire for roasting or burning s.t. or obtaining s.t. v [A; c1] make a kiln or a large fire to obtain s.t.