TUUB
TUUB is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
tuub, túub n {1} k.
o.
treatment by steam whereby the pa-tient is set before a pot of boiling water with herbs or a rep-resentative of whatever caused his illness, and a blanket is put over him so that he can breathe in the steam; or if it is just a part of his body that is ailing, the ailing part is exposed to the steam.
{1a} a similar treatment with tobacco smoke instead of steam for stomach ailments.
{2} the material which is thought to have caused the illness, used in the tuub treatment.
() v [A; b5] treat with tuub.
Gitúub (gituúban) ku ang katul sa ákung tiil, I treated the rash on my foot with steam.
o.
treatment by steam whereby the pa-tient is set before a pot of boiling water with herbs or a rep-resentative of whatever caused his illness, and a blanket is put over him so that he can breathe in the steam; or if it is just a part of his body that is ailing, the ailing part is exposed to the steam.
{1a} a similar treatment with tobacco smoke instead of steam for stomach ailments.
{2} the material which is thought to have caused the illness, used in the tuub treatment.
() v [A; b5] treat with tuub.
Gitúub (gituúban) ku ang katul sa ákung tiil, I treated the rash on my foot with steam.