CHAVACANO de ZAMBOANGA

( Vocabulary )
CHAVACANO words that start with the letter A
Palabras de Chavacano que ta empeza na letra A

CHAVACANO	TAGALOG	ENGLISH	SPANISH
abaja	ibaba	to go down; to lower	bajar
abajada		downwards, descent	bajada
abajo	baba	down, under, below	abajo
abal-abal		choppy seas	mar borrascoso
abandona		to abandon, leave behind	abandonar
abandonao		abandoned, deserted	abandonado
abanica		to fan	abanicar, abanicarse
abanico		fan	abanico
abierto	bukas	open	abierto
abio		take-along ration	racion para llevar
abogado, abogao	abogau	lawyer	abogado
abogago (slang)	gagong abogau	dumb lawyer	abogado estupido
abona (el tiera)		to fertilize, refill a lowland, to pay account of another	estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar
abonante		payor of someone's bill	el paga la cuenta de otro
abono		fertilizer	estiercol, material que se usa para fertilizar
abrasa	hawakin	to embrace, to clasp	abrazar
abrasada	hawakin	embrace	abrazo
abrasador	hawakinan	long pillow comforter	almohada para abrazar
abri	buksan	to open	abrir
abridor		can opener	abrelatas
Abril		April	Abril
absoluto		absolute	absoluto
abuela		grandmother	abuela
abuelo		grandfather	abuelo
abultao		bulging, protruding	protuberante
aburrido		annoyed, vex	aburrido
abusa		to abuse	abusar
abusao		abusive	abusivo
abuso		abuse	abuso
abuya		to appear, emerge	aparecer, surgir
aca		up to	hasta
acaba	matapos	to finish, end	acabar
acabao	tapos na	finished	acabado
accion		action	acción
aceita		to oil	aceitamos
aceitada		the act of oiling or greasing, sweet-talking	acto de engrazar, acto de inducir por dulces palabras
aceite		oil	aceite
acepta		to accept, receive	aceptar
acerta		to guess right	acertar (suposición, the original Spanish word in the list, is a name whose meaning is just 'guess', as in 'my guess is that...'.
acido		acid	ácido
aclima		acclimate	aclimatar, aclimatarse
acorda		to remember	recordar
acosta		to lay down, put to bed	acostar, acostarse (the previous Spanish expression in the list, 'poner, colchado', seems to be a mistake)
acostumbra		to get accustomed	acostumbrarse (the previous Spanish word in the list, 'acostumbrado' is not the infinitive).
actividad		activity, action	actividad
actual		actual, present	actual (better than 'real' or 'efectivo')
acudi		to come to, run to help	acudir (better than 'venir', which means just 'to come'
adelante		in front, ahead, forward	delante, adelante (better than previous 'adelantado', which is not an adverb)
ademas		more so	además (instead of 'más', which means 'more'. I guess that Ch. 'ademas' is like English 'moreover'. Am I right?)
adentro		inside	adentro, dentro (I think it would be better to suppress previous 'interior', which is not an adverb)
adentra, entra	pasok	enter	entrar
adios		goodbye	adiós
admira		admire	admirar
admiti		to admit	admitir
adora		adore, worship	adorar
afuera	labas	outside	fuera, afuera
agrio	matamis	sour	agrio, ácido
aguarda	hintayin	wait for, hold on	aguardar, esperar
agudo		sharp	agudo
aguha, aguja		needle	aguja
ahora	ngayon	now	ahora
ahora mismo	ngayon na	right now	ahora mismo
aire	langhit	air	aire
ajos		garlic	ajo
al		upon
ala(s)		wing(s)	ala(s)
alcancia		piggy bank	hucha, alcancía
alcanza		to reach for, overtake	alcanzar
alegre		happy	alegre
alegria		happiness	alegría
aleja, kita		remove or separate	alejar
alfiler		pin	alfiler
algo		something	algo
alguien		someone, anyone	alguien
algun		some	algún, alguna, algunos, algunas
algunos		someone, anyone	alguno (pronoun)
alimatok		forest leech	sangrijuela de monte
alimpasag		wild thrashing	tirar el cuerpo violentamente de un lado a otro
alipunga		athlete's foot	infection entre los dedos del pie
alisto		alert, quick to take advantage	listo, preparado para tomar cualquier ventaja
alivia		aliviate, to lighten, relief	aliviar
alla	an dyan	(over) there (further)	allí, allá
alli	an dito	there (closer, in that place)	ahí
alma		soul	alma
almohada		pillow	almohada, cabezal
almoranas			almorrana
almorza/almurzi	kain	to eat lunch	comer, (in some places: almorzar)
almorzue		lunch	comida (in some places: almuerzo)
almucha		to wrestle	luchar
almuda		get dressed	vestirse
almuerzo		breakfast	desayuno
alrededor		around, surroundings	alrededor
alto/alta	matankad	high, tall (male/female)	alto, alta
altote (slang)	matangkad	tall
altura	tankad	height	altura
alumbra		to shine, light up	alumbrar, iluminar, encender
alurayang		yippee	estupendo
alza	itaasan	lift, to raise	alzar, levantar
ama		to love	amar
amable		amiable, lovable	amable
amante		loving	amante
amargo	maasim	bitter	amargo
amargoso		bitter mellon	(I don't know. Could you give me a synonym or a description of it?)
amarillo		yellow	amarillo
amarilloso		yellowish	amarillento
amaro		rope	cordel
anda	punta, puntahan	go, to go	ir
amiga		female friend	amiga
amigo	barkada	male friend	amigo
amistad		truce
amo	tama	correct, right	correcto
amó		(male) master, boss	amo, jefe
ama		(female) master, boss	ama, jefa
amor		love	amor
amor doño		love king
amoroso		amorous, loving	enamorado
anay (n.) [ie: El casa mio tiene anay.]		termite
anay (v.) [ie: Espera anay vo con migo.]		a while
ansina	parang ganyan	like that	así
ancho		wide, broad	ancho
anda [a.) Donde vo anda luego? b.) Anda ya iyo!]	pupunta, ayos	to go, going; leave, leaving [a.) Where are you going later? b.) I'm leaving!]	irse
angel		angel	angel
animal		animal	animal
animo		courage	ánimo, valor
animoso		courageous	animoso, valeroso, valiente
anoche	kagabi	last night	anoche
antes		before	antes
antiguo		ancient, antique	antiguo
antolihao			(I don't know, Could you give me some sentences?
anuncia		to announce	anunciar
año		year	año
apaga	putulin	turn off, put out	apagar
aparador		closet	aparador, armario, chinero
aparece		to appear	aparecer
aparta		to separate	apartar, separar
apenas		as soon as	apenas
aplica		to apply	solicitar
aprende		to learn	aprender
apresura	halika na	hurry up	apresurarse, darse prisa
apreta (apretie)		to tighten up	apretar
apretao		tight	apretado
aproba		approve	aprobar
aprobacion			aprobación
aprovecha		to profit from, take advantage	aprovechar, aprovecharse
apuk		dwarf	enano
apunta		to point out, to aim, to list down the debt	indicar, dar en el blanco, preparar la cuenta
apura		hurry up	apurar, apurarse
aquel	ayon	that, those	aquel
aqui	andito	here	aquí
arde (el fuego, el luz)		to burn, turn on/up (light)	arder, encender (la luz)
arena		sand	arena
arma(s)		weapon(s), arm(s)	arma(s)
armar		to arm	armar (I guess there is a typo in Ch. 'armar')
arquila		to rent	alquilar
arranca	ayusin	to remove, pull out (by roots)	arrancar
arrastra		to drag	arrastrar
arregla		to arrange	arreglar
arriba	taas	up, above, upstairs	arriba
arroz		rice	arroz
asusta	matakot	to frighten, scare	asustar
aton	amin	ours	nuestro
atraca		approach	acercar
atras	kabila	back	atrás, detrás
atrasa		to be late	atrasar, retrasarse
atrasado		a late person	retrasado
atrasao		late	tarde
auto	koche	car, automobile	coche (in Lat. America carro, auto)
ayer	bukas	yesterday	ayer
ayudante		helper	ayudanta
ayuda		help	ayudar
azucar		sugar	azucar
azul		blue	azul

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