Cebu

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See also: cebu, Cebú, and cebú

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cebú, from Cebuano Sugbo, from sugbo (“to dive into the water”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cebu

  1. An island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines
  2. A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Cebu City
  3. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
  4. (historical) Rajahnate of Cebu

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Anagrams

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Cebú, from Cebuano Sugbo, from sugbo (“to dive into the water”). Doublet of Sugbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈbu/,
  • Hyphenation: Ce‧bu

Proper noun

Cebú

  1. a surname

Portuguese

Proper noun

Cebu f

  1. Cebu (an island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
  2. Cebu (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cebu City)
  3. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cebú, from Cebuano Sugbo, from sugbo (“to dive into the water”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cebú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)

  1. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
  2. Cebu (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cebu City)
  3. Cebu (an island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Vietnamese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cebu.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cebu

  1. Cebu (an island in Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
  2. Cebu (a province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Cebu City)
  3. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
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