likwa
LIKWA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
likwa v [c] buy stock with the proceeds of a days sale. Ígù rang ilikwa ang halin karung adláwa, Todays sales are just enough to buy new stock. likwalikwa n the system of small-time buying and selling in which the entire capital is tied up in a single days sales and the proceeds go for buying new goods. v [A12; c] operate a business on this method. likwad v [AN; c] cleverly deny s.t. or conceal a truth when ac-cused. Dì ka makalikwad kay nasáyud na ku, Dont try to be clever and hide anything because I already know. Ayawg ilik-wad nákù ang hustung kítà, Dont try to conceal exactly what the proceeds are. a cleverly denying or concealing s.t. when accused. likwadlikwad v [A; c1] investigate, cross-examine thor-oughly, turning questions inside out. Ug likwadlikwárun (ilik-wadlikwad) ang mga pangutána, tingálig maluba ang giakusar, If the questions are turned inside out in the course of the cross-examination, the accused will probably give in.