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Word Learning
táp v {1} [A2; a2] be the tops in an exam.
Siya ang mitáp sa bár, He topped the bar exam.
{2} [A; a1] buy all of s.t.
Akuy mutáp sa ímung mangga, Ill buy all of those mangoes.
Ákung baratúhun kun tápun nímug palit, Ill give them cheap if you buy all of them.
{2a} [A; a12] take on all of s.
o.
s bet.
Tápun ku bísag pilay inyung pusta, I will take you on no matter how much you bet.
n one who is tops in an exam.