basiow n The hard, intact outer shell of a dead palm tree left after the pulp has rotted out. Tibò no du-on bonsag, ko ogtaman on to ogbogas, ogkamatoy on no basiow ka ignagaran su ka lisuan din, ogkamolù on; oglungagon on. All palm trees (lit. all which have [hard] palm wood), when they finish bearing fruit, they die and basiow is what it is called because the inner core is rotting; it is becoming hollow. [which used to make axe handles, spears, flooring and baseball bats. It burns with a white hot flame that is too hot for cooking.] see: bonsag.
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bonsag n Palm wood from palm trees. [The hard outer wood of palm trees including coconut, pula and other palm trees is used for flooring, spear shafts, digging sticks, and weaving bars. The soft, inner core, ubud near the top is edible in some palms but poisonous in certain varieties. ] spec: niug 1; spec: pula 1; see fr.: basiow.
