Straight to Strand

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.

Straight, adj. [streít]
Derecho, recto.
Matwid, tuloytuloy. TUWID. DIRETSO.

Straighten, v. [stréten]
Enderezar.
Twirin. (now TUWIRIN)

Straight forward, adj. [strét forward]
Derecho.
Tuloytuloy.

Strain, v. [strén]
Colar, filtrar.
Salain; tawasin.

Strainer, n. [stréner]
Colador.
Saláan.

Strait, adj. [streít]
Estrecho, angosto.
Makipot, makitid.

Strait, n. [streít]
Estrecho; aprieto, peligro.
Gipit, kagipitan, pang̃anib.

Straiten, v. [strétn]
Apretar, reducir á estrechez.
Gipitin.

Strand, n. [strand]
Costa, playa, ribera.
Baybay, pangpang.

Strand, v. [strand]
Encallar.
Sumadsad.

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