kamansili, kamansilis n medium-sized tree with short, sharp spines at the base of the leaves and on the branches that bears a white or reddish edible fruit similar to tamarind (sambag) but smaller and with a more pronounced spiral. The bark is used for tanning: Pithecolobium dulce.
kamantígì = [kalamantígì].
kamanyan = [kamangyan].
kamara báha n House of Representatives, the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines.
kamarin n warehouse with an iron roof. v [A12; a2] make, build, make into a warehouse. -in- a by the warehouseful.
kamarun n dish of shrimps, split and dipped in eggs, optionally mixed with ground meat. v [A; a] make, have kamarun. — ribusádu = [kamarun].
kamarúti n an officer’s quarters on the deck, cabin in a sailing vessel.
kámas1 v 1 [AN; c6] struggle, strive intensively in an endeavor. Hala, kámas arun ka mulampus, Strive hard so that you’ll be a success. 2 [AN; a] do s.t. in the shortest time possible. Nagkámas siya pagpanghúgas arun makasúruy dáyun, She did the dishes hurriedly so that she could go out soon. kamaskamas = [kámas1], v2.
kámas2 = [kamras].
kamátis n tomato. v 1 [b6(1)] cook s.t. with tomatoes. 2 [B2S] be green or red like a tomato. 2a [B2S46N; a4S] for a penis just circumcised to swell like a tomato. Nagbulad ka man gud sa ínit maung nagkamatis (nangamátis, gikamatis) ang ímung tulì, You went out in the sun, so your penis you just had circumcised has become red and swollen.