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keles
/kɔlɔs/
v_rt.
“squeeze_water_out”
 
vt.
for someone (egkeles, migkeles/ingkeles, keles, agent, eg><ø-) to wring out the water of something (egkelesen, ingkeles/migkeles/pigkeles, kelesa, patient, eg><en-) (egkelesan, ingkelesan/migkelesan/pigkelesan, kelesi, location, eg><an-)
Wrd.Gloss: squeeze_water_out
Iyan kaluwasan kayi ka peggulipis te minsan nekey ne due weyig wey ke gitè naa eyew egkaawè seeyè.
Amana mignekal-nekal ka suled ku ne egkeles te niyug su amana ne maweyig.
My brother uses his might to wring out the water of coconut (grated) because it's very watery.
Syn. eggulipis
Eng. squeeze water out; press out; wring out; extract juice; juice, to; twist
OCM: Food Preparation (252)
DDP: Dry (1.3.3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,NJK,QDL,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 14/Apr/2014