Cebuano

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Etymology

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kakha (scratch) +‎ tuka (peck)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kak‧ha‧tu‧ka

Adjective

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kakha tuka

  1. hand-to-mouth; involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, being close to poverty

Verb

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kakha tuka

  1. to live hand-to-mouth