Breech to Brent

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Breech, n. [britch]
Trasero, nalgas.
Pwit, pwitan.

Breech, v. [britch]
Poner los calzones á uno; azotar.
Suután ng̃ saláwal; hampasin.

Breeches, n. [bríchis]
Calzones.
Salawal.

Breed, v. [brid]
Criar, procrear; educar, enseñar.
Mag-iwî, mag-alaga; magturò.

Breed, n. [brid]
Casta, raza; progenie, generacion.
Lahì.

Breeder, n. [bríder]
La persona que cría y educa á otra.
Tagapag-alagà, taga-iwî.

Breeding, n. [bríding]
Crianza, urbanidad.
Galang, turò.

Breeze, n. [briz]
Brisa, viento suave.
Simoy ng̃ hang̃in.

Breezeless, a. [brízles]
Sin brisa.
Walang simoy.

Breme, a. [brim]
Cruel, severo.
Mabagsik, tampalasan.

Brent, n. [brent] (type of goose)
Garza.
Gansang lalake.

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