PUU
PUU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
púu v [AB12; a1] {1} exterminate all things of a certain kind.
Ang iring ray nagpúu sa mga ilagà ning baláya, It was the cat that annihilated the rats in this house.
Nagkapuu na ang tama-raw, The tamaraw is becoming extinct.
Puúhan ang syudad sa mga buguy, They will get rid of the thugs in the city.
{2} get rid of completely.
Ngil-ad nga batásan nga ángay puhúun (puúhun), Bad manners that should be gotten rid of.
{3} ruin a business.
Ang ímung pagkasugarul mau ray makapúu sa ímung nigusyu, Your gambling is enough to ruin your business.
pu-uhun nga apilyídu a family name that is disappearing (because of lack of males).
Ang iring ray nagpúu sa mga ilagà ning baláya, It was the cat that annihilated the rats in this house.
Nagkapuu na ang tama-raw, The tamaraw is becoming extinct.
Puúhan ang syudad sa mga buguy, They will get rid of the thugs in the city.
{2} get rid of completely.
Ngil-ad nga batásan nga ángay puhúun (puúhun), Bad manners that should be gotten rid of.
{3} ruin a business.
Ang ímung pagkasugarul mau ray makapúu sa ímung nigusyu, Your gambling is enough to ruin your business.
pu-uhun nga apilyídu a family name that is disappearing (because of lack of males).