Cuff to Culprit

Note that 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 this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Cuff, n. [kœf]
Puñado, manotada ó bofeton; vuelta de manga de vestido.
Suntok; manggás.

Cuff, v. [kœf]
Dar de puñadas.
Sumuntok, manuntok.

Culinary, adj. [kiúlineri]
Culinario, lo perteneciente á la cocina.
Nauukol sa kusinà.

Cull, v. [kœl]
Escoger, elegir.
Pumilì, humirang.

Cully, n. [kéli]
Bobo.
Ung̃ás.

Culm, n. [kœlm]
Carbon de piedra en polvo.
Uling na bató na durog.

Culminate, v. [kélminet]
Culminar.
Mápataas sa kataastaasan.

Culpability, n. [kœlpabíliti]
Culpabilidad.
Sala, kasalanan.

Culpable, adj. [kélpabl]
Culpable, criminal.
Salarín, makasalanan.

Culprit, n. [kélprit]
Reo culpado, criminal.
Ang may sala ó kasalanan.

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