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Word Learning
harána - (Sp. jarana) Serenade; to
serenade.
hárang, (B) Sharp, hot, biting, pungent,
peppery, acrid, acerb, burning the tongue;
to be acrid, pungent, acerb, etc. (of taste).
Akó sing ákon sa gihápon ginaharángan
sang katúmbal, ápang ang ibán nga
naánad na sa pagkáon sinâ walâ
pagaharángi. I myself always feel the
burning taste of chili, but others that are
accustomed to eat it do not find it hot. (cf.
káhang, káhan).