Retail to Retch

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe it is a useful reference for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that period.

Retail, n. [rítel]
Venta por menor.
Ting̃î, ámot.

Retail, v. [ritél]
Vender por menor.
Magting̃î, mag-amot.

Retain, v. [ritén]
Retener; guardar.
Bimbinin, pigilin; ing̃atan.

Retake, v. [riték]
Volver á tomar.
Kuning mulî.

Retaliate, v. [ritáliet]
Talionar, pagar en la misma moneda.
Gantihin, bayaran ng̃ gaya ng̃ ipinautang.

Retaliation, n. [ritaliécion]
Desquite, desagravio.
Gantí, higantí.

Retard, v. [ritárd]
Retardar, prolongar, diferir.
Papagtagalín, papaglwatin, ipagpaliban.

Retardation, n. [ritardécion]
Retardacion.
Pagpapatagal, pagpapalwat.

Retch, v. [retch]
Esforzarse á vomitar.
Magpasuka.

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