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tigawnan [tigáwnan] n Fishing rod made of thin smooth bamboo (of the kind called bagakay).

bagákay [bagákay] n Bamboo species which is tall thin and smooth (without thorns and used for fishing rods and spears). anos Kag inra gingkuray sa atubangan it bayay ay bagakay. The fence which they put in front of their house is a thin bamboo. [This is used by Filipinos for making blow guns. It is also used for various purposes for which all thin-walled bamboos are utilized, and after boiling, even for weaving fans, cushions, and hats; broad splints prepared from it are used in making the broad shallow baskets used for winnowing rice. It grows thickly in groves.] Schizostachyum Lima or Schizostachyum lumampao (Blanco). (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)