gapas
GAPAS is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
gápas n {1} k. o. medium-sized tree which produces cotton. {2} prepared cotton for treatment of wounds. () v {1} [B4] for rice plants to fail to develop grains. Migapas ang ámung humay tungud sa huwaw, Our rice plants didnt develop grains due to the drought. {2} [A; a4] for cloth to be worn to the point that lint is showing. Ug mugapas (gapasun) ang panaptun, panahun nang ipalit ug bag-u, If the cloth wears, its time to buy new clothes. -an() n {1} cotton fields. {2} dart of a blow gun (so called from the piece of cotton tied to the end). {2a} arrow. -un() a full of lint. gapasgápas n k. o. porgy with insipid cotton-like flesh: Monotaxis grandoculis. gapasgapas = kadlum ihálas. see kadlum.