bayo
Sense 1
English: Translation
To pound something repeatedly with a pestle or similar implement, especially in order to loosen, separate, or remove its husk, shell, pod, or other outer covering.
Part of Speech
verb
Sense 2
English: Translation
The act or process of pounding, especially for dehusking rice, coffee, or similar agricultural products.
Part of Speech
noun
Notes
Used particularly for pounding unhusked rice to remove the husk and dried coffee fruits or pods to separate the beans from their dried covering.
The action does not necessarily crush or pulverize the substance being processed.
Semantic note
Bayo is the general pounding term. Its result depends upon the material and purpose of the action. In traditional processing, the blows often act primarily upon the outer covering, while the grain or seed inside is intended to remain substantially whole.
Examples of typical applications
- pounding rice to remove the husk;
- pounding dried coffee pods or fruits to release the beans;
- pounding another material to loosen or separate its outer layer.
Compare
- bayo — pound generally, often to dehusk or separate an outer covering without necessarily crushing the contents.
- galpong — crush, grind, or pulverize the substance itself into smaller particles or a finer product.
- asod — pound collectively in coordinated succession.