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lew-ag
/lɔwʔag/
n.
 
n.
the fat which rises to the top and sets after meat has been boiled in a pot
Eng. fat, floating; fat in pot
OCM: Food Preparation (252)
DDP: Oil (1.2.3.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for fat (eglew-ag, miglew-ag/inlew-ag, lew-ag, theme, eg><ø-) to come out of boiling meat and rise to the top of the water (eglew-ahan, inlew-ahan/miglew-ahan/piglew-ahan, piglew-ahi, location, eg><an-)
Eng. come out, to; come out
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for the meat (eglelew-ag, miglelew-ag/inlelew-ag, lelew-ag, theme, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to produce more fat and float on top of the water
Eglew-ag ka kalambuan te ngalap diyè te weyig.
The fat of the meat is floating on the surface of the water
Eng. fat, to rise; rise, fat to; fat, to float; float, fat to; fat, to appear
DDP: Appear (2.3.1.5.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(malew-ag, mA1-) fatty (of food, especially meat)
Syn. malambu
Eng. fatty (of food)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 03/Mar/2018