palta

Cebuano

verb
Definitions
  • to be absent from work, school, etc.

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian faltar, falta (lack, shortage, absence) derived from Latin *fallitāre, fallō (I cause to fall, I deceive, lead into error, disappoint, trip, trick, cheat).

Origin

Latin

fallō

Gloss

I cause to fall, I deceive, lead into error, disappoint, trip, trick, cheat

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