Meaning of "pili"

pili •

v.
• • pumili (-um-) to choose mangpili, piliin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to select, to pick out (something). Pinili ng mamimili ang pinakasariwang isda. The buyer picked out the freshest fish. pili'

n.
• • pili nuts

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nut

n.
• • 1. dry fruit or seed with a kernel in a hard shell: nuwes
  • 2. peanut: mani
  • 3. a kind of nut similar to cashew nut: pili
  • 4. walnut: nuwes de nogal
  • 5. coconut: niyog
  • 6. a small block, usually of metal, which screws on to a bolt: tuwerka
  • 7. a crazy person (slang): loko/a, hibang

select

v.
• • to choose, pick out: pumili, piliin, mamili, humirang, hirangin

adj.
• • 1. picked as best, chosen specially: pili, hirang
  • 2. careful in choosing, particular as to friends, company, etc.: maselan, maselang, delikado

pick

v.
• • 1. to choose, to select: pumili, mamili, piliin
  • 2. to pull away with the fingers: pumitas, mamitas, pitasin, pupulin
  • 3. to pierce, dig into or break up with some pointed tool: magpiko, pikuhin
  • 4. to use something pointed to remove things from: sumungkit, sungkitin
  • 5. to remove: mag-alis, alisin
  • 6. to seek and find: maghanap,, humanap, hanapin
  • 7. to eat only a bit at a time: sumubo lamang nang kaunti, tumikim lamang, tumuka-tuka (tuka-tukain) lamang

n.
• • 1. a choice, selection: pili, ang napili, hirang, gusto, ibig
  • 2. the best part: piling klase
  • 3. a heavy tool with sharp point for breaking up earth or rock: piko

twist

v.
• • 1. to turn or cause to turn or wind: umikot, magpaikot, paikutin, pumihit, pihitin
  • 2. to wind together, to wind: magpili, pumili, pilihin, magpilipit, pumilipit, pilipitin
  • 3. to bend: magbalikuko, bumalikuko, balikukuin, ibalikuko, magbaluktot, bumaluktot, baluktutin, ibaluktot
  • 4. to curve, to bend: magpaliku-liko, lumiku-liko, paliku-likuin
  • 5. to force or to become out of shape or shape: magtabingi, tumabingi, patabingiin, magkatabi-tabingi
  • 6. to distort the meaning of: bumaluktot, baluktutin, bumaligtad, baligtarin, mag-uwi (iuwi) sa ibang bagay, mag-iba ng kahulugan, ibahin ang kahulugan
  • 7. to twist the foot or ankle: matapilok

n.
• • 1. a twisting: pagbaluktot, pagpilipit, pagbalikuko
  • 2. a thread, cord, or rope made of two or more strands twisted together: pili
  • 3. a being twisted: pagkabaluktot, pagkabalikuko, pagkapilipit two num/adj. the number equal to one plus one: dos, dalawa