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buabeka

Bingham

búabEka

a. gluttonous.
n. gluttony.

Sabatier

buabeka

n. intemperance, gluttony.
a. gluttonous, greedy, intemperate.
v. buabeka, bubuabeka: to cram oneself, to eat too much.
vc. kabuabeka: to cram oneself, to give too much to eat to... to gorge.
nv. te kabobuabeka: competition, rivalry in eating or drinking.

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