jatʉóyʉ

LanguageCubeo

Meaning

1. to cook, to boil (what women usually do, i.e. probably “boil”; used by men when heating tar; men do not boil food; women boil water).
2. to boil
3. To cook something in water. This is a task traditionally performed by women.

Examples

Pronunciationxatɨˈojɨ

Part of speechverb

Usage noteMen traditionally use this term when heating tar, but do not use it to describe boiling food.

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