hagpat
HAGPAT is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
hagpat v [A; a2b2] {1} pick out s.t. from a larger group. Usa ra ang nahagpatan sa mga nagdimunstrít nga kastigúhun, They singled out one of the demonstrators for punishment. Hag-páta ang mga dikulur nga mga sinínà, Separate out the colored dresses. {2} remove, separate s.t. useless from the good. Ákù nang gihagpátan ang isdà sa mga bukug, I have removed the bones from the fish. {3} count ballots. {4} [A; a12] pick out things from the past to remember and reminisce over (literary). Gitagsatagsa níya paghagpat ang mga hitabù, He recalled the various events, one at a time, as they happened. n counting of votes. Daghang maniubra sa katapusang hagpat sa balúta, There was lots of chicanery in the final tally of the ballots. - íru n person in charge of classifying abaca fibers into di? erent grades. v [B16; a2] be, become a classifier of abaca fibers.