Shrew to Shroud

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.

Shrew, n. [shriú]
Mujer de mal genio.
Babaing masung̃ít.

Shrewd, adj. [shriúd]
Astuto, sagaz.
Tuso, switik, matalinò.

Shrewdness, n. [shriúdnes]
Astucia, sagacidad.
Katusuhan, katalinuan.

Shriek, n. [shrik]
Chillido, grito de espanto.
Tilî, hiyaw, pagibik.

Shriek, v. [shrik]
Chillar, gritar.
Tumilî, humiyaw.

Shrill, adj. [shril]
Agudo, penetrante, sutil.
Matalas, matalinò.

Shrimp, n. [shrimp]
Camaron.
Hipon.

Shrine, n. [shráin]
Relicario.
Relikaryo, alaala.

Shrink, v. [shrinc]
Encogerse.
Umurong; mang̃ulubot.

Shrivel, v. [shrívl]
Arrugarse, encogerse.
Mang̃ulubot, mang̃unot.

Shroud, n. [sráud]
Cubierta; mortaja.
Balot; sapot.

Shroud, v. [sráud]
Cubrir; amortajar.
Balutin; saputan.

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