tebas

Pronunciation: /təˈbas/

“tebas” is a Malay word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to clear (land); to cut down; to slash (small plants, bushes, grass, or undergrowth, usually with a swinging motion using a machete or sickle).

Compare Tagalog tabas & Cebuano tigbas.

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