a dipper, scoop, usually a coconut shell or an empty can magtabo', tumabo', tabuin (mag:-um-:-in)
v.
to scoop water with a coconut shell or an empty can, to use a dipper or a coconut shell or an empty can. Tumabo siya ng tubig sa tapayan. He scooped out water from the earthen jar.
» synonyms and related words:
mug
n.
1. a heavy china or metal drinking cup with a handle: taro, saro
2. a drinking vessel made from coconut shell and used in barrios: tabo, lumbo
dipper
n.
1. a long handled container for lifting water or liquids: panalok, kutsaron
2. coconut shell or can without a handle: tabo, panabo
scoop
n.
1. a ladle: sandok, pansalok, panalok, tabo, panabo
2. act of scooping: pagsalok, pagsandok, pagsagap
v.
1. to take up or out with a scoop or as a scoop does: sumandok, sandukin, sumalok, salukin
2. to hollow out, dig out, make by scooping: maghukay, humukay, hukayin, hukayan, magbutas, butasan, butasin
3. to scoop out, e.g., water from a small boat, to bail: maglimas, lumimas, limasin
