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luwit
/luit/
n.
“skin”
 
n.
the outer layer of a plant, tree, egg, fruit, or vegetable
Ka seini ne lalag iyan sika se nakabukus iling te kasilè wey duma pad ne due bukus.
luwit te kayu
bark of a tree
luwit te niyug???
coconut husk
cf. laplap —skin of animal
Eng. outer layer; bark; skin; shell; husk
Tag. balát; banákal
Ceb. pánit
Ilo.: ukís
OCM: Ethnobotany (824)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
for someone (egluwit, egluluwit, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to peel the skin off something (especially a fruit or vegetable) (egluwitan, inluwitan, patient, eg><an-) with a knife (igluwit, igluluwit, instrument, ig><ø-, ig-rdpCV-)
Egluwitan ka kayu.
Eng. peel; remove skin; skin, peel off
Tag. magtálop
Ceb. magpánit
OCM: Food Preparation (252)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 24/Feb/2018

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