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Cebuano
Etymology 1
Short for sibuyas bombay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: si‧bu‧yas‧bom‧bay
Noun
bombay
- an onion; a monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice
Etymology 2
From Spanish Bombay.
Pronunciation
Noun
bombay
- (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) an Indian person
- (offensive, vulgar) a person that resembles a Middle Eastern person; often used interchangebly with turko