tari
tárì with stress marks
blade attached to a fighting cock's leg
Usage Note
Tari is a small sharp blade — usually made from a razor or metal spur — strapped to the leg of a fighting cock in sabong (cockfighting). Cockfighting is a deeply embedded tradition in Philippine rural culture, and the tari is a central element of the sport. Attaching and sizing the tari is a skilled craft performed by the manananari.
Examples
" Matulis ang tari ng manok. "
Natural Translation
The cock's blade is sharp.
Literal Translation
Sharp the blade of cock.
" Matulis ang tari ng manok. "
Natural Translation
The blade attached to the fighting cock's leg is sharp.
Literal Translation
Sharp the blade of fighting-cock.
" Maingat na ikinabit ng manananari ang matalas na tari sa paa ng panabong bago magsimula ang laban. "
Natural Translation
The gaffer carefully attached the sharp blade to the gamecock's leg before the match began.
Literal Translation
Carefully attached by gaffer the sharp blade to leg of gamecock before begin the match.
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