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kabuka

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kábuka

vt. to stamp the foot, to spat the hand, to strike salt water with the hands or feet for frightening fish to be caught, to wash down food with a drink.
n. a drink with which to wash food down.

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kabuka

vt. kabuka kanam: to soften, to moisten food before swallowing.

kabuka1

v. buka to hit, to strike the ground or water or an object with the heel or the hand.
vt. kabuka: idem.

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