Meaning of "hiwa"

hiwa •

n.
• • a slice humiwa', maghiwa', hiwain (-um-,mag-:-in)

v.
• • to cut with a blade or knife, to slice. Maghiwa ka ng kamatis para sa ensalada. Slice some tomatoes for the salad.

v.
• • manghiwa' (mang-) to cut deliberately with a blade or knife

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slice

n.
• • a thin, wide piece cut from bread, meat, etc.: hiwa, putol, piraso

v.
• • 1. to cut into slices: maghiwa (hiwain) nang maninipis o palapad, paghiwa-hiwain, magpiraso, pirasuhin, pagpira-pirasuhin
  • 2. to cut into thin pieces: maggayat, gayatin
  • 3. to cut off: magputol, putulin

loose

adj.
• • 1. not fastened: kalag, tanggal
  • 2. not tight: maluwag
  • 3. not firmly set or fastened: umuuga, umaalog
  • 4. not bound together: hiwa-hiwalay, hindi kabit-kabit
  • 5. free, not shut in: nakakawala, alpas, kawala
  • 6. not pressed together: buhaghag
  • 7. careless about morals or conduct: halaghag, pabaya
  • 8. loose and hanging as a womans hair: lugay, nakalugay

v.
• • 1. to set free, let go: mag-alpas, paalpasin, magpakawala, pakawalan
  • 2. to untie, unbind: magkalas, kalasin, magkalag, kalagin, kalagan

incision

n.
• • 1. a cut made in something: hiwa
  • 2. act of incising: paghiwa, pagtistis, pag-opera

cut

n.
• • 1. a gash or incision: hiwa, sugat
  • 2. wound made by a "bolo": taga
  • 3. a piece that has been cut off: hiwa, piraso, putol
  • 4. reduction: bawas
  • 5. cut of a dress: tabas
  • 6. cut made by a scissors: gupit
  • 7. a very slight cut, scratch: galos, gasgas

v.
• • 1. to make an incision: humiwa, mahiwa, hiwain
  • 2. to cut with a "bolo": tumaga, mataga, tagain
  • 3. to cut down or to cut off: pumutol, putulin
  • 4. to cut down a banana plant or to cut off a bunch of the fruit: tumiba, tibain
  • 5. to cut into pieces: magputul-putol, pagputulputulin, paghiwa-hiwain
  • 6. to cut with scissors: maggupit, gumupit, gupitin, gupitan
  • 7. to cut off the head: pumugot, pugutan, pugutin
  • 8. to reduce: magbawas, bumawas, bawasan
  • 9. to divide: maghati, humati, hatiin, bahaginin, pagbahabahaginin
  • 10. to cut out a dress: tumabas, matabas, tabasin

stray

n.
• • a wanderer, lost animal: kawalang (ligaw na) hayop

v.
• • 1. to wander, to roam: gumala, magpagala-gala, lumaboy, magpalabuy-laboy
  • 2. to lose ones way: maligaw, mawala
  • 3. to get out of the way: lumihis, malihis

adj.
• • 1. wandering, lost: pagalagala, palaboy, nawawala, ligaw
  • 2. scattered here and there: kalat, kalat-kalat, nagkalat, nakakalat, layu-layo, hiwa- hiwalay