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sapù
/sapuʔ/
n.
“flesh”
 
1.
n.
flesh (of humans and animals)
Ka seini ne lalag iyan sika se langun ne parti te lawa ta ne warè tul-an.
Ka sapù te meitem ne manuk su meebul.
The flesh of black chicken is dark.
Eng. flesh
Tag. lamán
Ceb. unod
Ilo.: laság
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Flesh (2.1.7)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for the body or a bone (egsesapù, migsesapù/insesapù, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to be covered with lots of flesh
Eng. fleshy, be
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Flesh (2.1.7)
Online dict status: s
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for someone (egsapù, migsapù/insapù, sapua, agent, eg><ø-) to butcher an animal ready to place and skewers and then distribute (egsapuen, insapù/migsapù/pigsapù, sapuen, patient, eg><en-)
Kenè ke pa ulì su egsapuen te pad ka neutel ta ne baleug.
We will cut up first the catch pig before you leave.
Sapua nu pa ka manuk ne inggilang ku.
Cut up the chicken which i killed.
Eng. butcher; cut up; cut into pieces
Tag. hiwáin
Ceb. maghiwâ
OCM: Food Preparation (252)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 27/Oct/2011