Cry Slaughter Author:Edilberto K. Tiempo General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1957 Original Publisher: Avon Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Philippines Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial acces... more »s to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: GLOSSARY Albahaca: a wild bush. Amargoso: climbing vine with bitterish fruit. Bakiki: a gamecock with streaks of black and white, or red and white. Baouio: the site of the Philippine Military Academy, patterned after West Point. Banca: canoe with outriggers. Barrio: a hamlet, larger than a sitio. Bodega: storehouse. Bueno: well. Bukidnons: semi-civilized mountain people in the Negros hinterlands. Buri: a palm tree whose leaves are woven into hats, mats, bags, etc. Buyo: the masticatory prepared by wrapping a piece of areca nut and a little lime in a betel leaf. Catmon: a tree abounding along river banks. Dagyao: a feast among the Bukidnons. Diablo: the devil. Guardia Civil: the quasi- military police force of Spanish officers and native soldiers during the Spanish regime. Hantak: a variation of "Cara y Cruz," a game of coins. Herejes: heretics. Indios: the term given by the Spaniards to the Filipinos in contempt during the Spanish regime. Iti: a form of address used by the older folks for boys. Iya: a form of address for elderly women. Iyo: masculine of lya. Kabilyada: cream-colored cock with red spots. Kaingin: new clearing. Lauaan: one of the lesser classes of Philippine wood. Lomboy: the jambolana, a small, blue fruit with a large stone; the withered leaves of the tree were used to wrap slices of tobacco to make into cigarettes. Mabago: low-spreading tree commonly growing along river banks. Maharlika: free man. Manang: a title of respect given to older women. Mangloy : a harmless insect of the locust f...« less