graba
grába with stress marks
gravel
Usage Note
Graba comes from Spanish grava and refers to crushed stone or gravel used in construction and road-making. It is a practical, everyday term in the construction industry and in describing unpaved roads in rural areas of the Philippines.
Examples
" May graba sa daan. "
Natural Translation
There is gravel on the road.
Literal Translation
Has gravel in road.
" Puno ng graba ang daan papunta sa baryo. "
Natural Translation
The road to the village is full of gravel.
Literal Translation
Full of gravel the road going-to the village.
" Naglagay sila ng graba sa kalsada upang hindi maputik ito tuwing umuulan nang malakas. "
Natural Translation
They put gravel on the road so it would not get muddy whenever it rains hard.
Literal Translation
Put they of gravel in road so-that not muddy it whenever rains hard.
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