MANBAD

MANBAD is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

manbad (from subad) n {1} any large deep-sea fish.
{2} usurer.
Nadátù siya kay mambad nga dakù, He became rich because he was a great usurer.
{3} dakung an important person of great influence.
Si Lawril dakung mambad sa pulitika, Laurel is a big figure in politics.
a {1} fierce and grasping.
Púru mga mambad ang tagaadwána.
Padug-un ka giyud ug táman, The customs people are voracious beasts.
Theyll bleed you dry.
{2} fierce, termagant woman.
Túa na pud, gitapuk-an na pud si Tiryu sa íyang mambad nga asáwa, There goes Terios shrewish wife at him again.
{3} s.
o.
that is dangerous to women.
Ayawg túu níya kay mambad nà sa mga babáyi, Dont believe him because he is dangerous to women.
ka-n quality of being fierce and grasping.
Ang kamambad sa pamingkúngan, The fierceness of a hammerhead shark.

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