Meaning of "taba"

taba •

adj.
• • stout, fat

v.
• • tumaba' (-um-) to become stout

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tallow

n.
• • hard fat: sebo, taba

fat

n.
• • 1. a white or yellow oily substance formed in the body of animals: taba
  • 2. lard: mantika

adj.
• • 1. having much flesh: mataba
  • 2. having much fat: mamantika, mataba

v.
• • 1. to gain weight, to fatten: magpataba, patabain
  • 2. to become fat: tumaba, maging mataba

lean

adj.
• • 1. thin: payat
  • 2. having little fat: di-mataba, payat, walang taba
  • 3. thin, slender: balingkinitan
  • 4. producing little: mahina, salat

v.
• • 1. to bend, not upright: humapay, kumiling, humilig
  • 2. to rest sloping or slanting, set or put in a leaning position: humilig, ihilig, sumandal, isandal
  • 3. to follow or depend on: sumunod, umasa, manangan, manghawak
  • 4. to trust: magtiwala, pagtiwalaan