Meaning of "red"

red •

n.
• • 1. the color of blood or of the lips: pula
  • 2. an anarchist: anarkista, pulahan
  • 3. the communists, anarchists, etc.: mga komunista (anarkista), mga pulahan

adj.
• • 1. having the color of blood : pula, mapula
  • 2. being like or suggesting the color of blood: namumula, mapula, pulahan

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purple

n.
• • 1. a dark color made by mixing red and blue: biyoleta, lila, murado, kulay-ube
  • 2. people of royal or high rank: mararangal (matataas na tao)

adj.
• • imperial, royal, noble: marangal, dakila

pink

n.
• • the color obtained by mixing red with white, light or pale red: rosas

adj.
• • 1. of pink color: rosas, kulay-rosas
  • 2. in the pink (in sound physical condition (coll.)): nasa mabuting kondisyon (kalagayan)

ruby

n.
• • a precious stone, red in color: rubi

adj.
• • red: pula, mapula

rose

n.
• • a flower that grows on a bush with thorny stems: rosas

adj.
• • pinkish-red: kulay-rosas

rosy

adj.
• • 1. bright, cheerful: maliwanag, maganda, masigla, masaya
  • 2. like a rose: parang rosas
  • 3. rose-red, pinkish-red: mala-rosas, kulay-rosas, namumula-mula

strawberry

n.
• • small, juicy, red fruit: presa, istroberi

boil

n.
• • a red, painful swelling on the body: pigsa

v.
• • 1. to bubble up and give off steam: kumulo
  • 2. to cause to bubble up and steam: magpakulo, pakuluin
  • 3. to cook by boiling: maglaga, ilaga, pakuluan

pepper

n.
• • 1. a seasoning powder with a hot taste: paminta
  • 2. a hollow red or green vegetable that is cut into pieces and used in pickles: sili

v.
• • 1. to hit with small objects sent thick and fast: magpaulan, paulanan
  • 2. to season with pepper (in powder): magpaminta, pamintahan

lugi

n.
• • loss in a business transaction

v.
• • malugi (ma-) to lose in a business deal. Nalugi ang negosyo niya. His business is in the red. lugihin (-in)

v.
• • to cause someone to lose in a business deal. Huwag mo akong lugihin sa aking paninda. Don't let me lose in my sales.

maya-maya

n.
• • malabar red snapper

apa

n.
• • this rolled wafer of rice starch and red sugar, ice cream cone

pula

adj.
• • 1. pula mapula (ma-) red, rosy (cheeks)
  • 2. pula', mamula', pulaan (mang:-an)

v.
• • to give adverse criticisms. Magsiyasat ka muna bago ka mamula. Investigate first before you criticize.

santan

n.
• • iscora, shrub with white, (santang puti'), red (santang pula) or pink (santang rosas) flowers