English Explanatory Dictionary

Cebu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of 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, Philippines).
  4. Rajahnate of Cebu
  5. A barangay of San Isidro, Isabela, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/sɛˈbu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Cebu.wav /sɛˈbuː/

Word forms

Cebu

Etymology

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

Derived words

Cebu boobook New Cebu

Translations

Central Bikol: Cebu Bulgarian: Себу́ Catalan: Cebú Cebuano: Sugbo Chinese: 宿霧 /宿雾 Chinese Mandarin: 宿務 /宿务 Chinese Mandarin: 宿霧 /宿雾 French: Cebu German: Cebu German: Zebu Hindi: सेबू Ilocano: Cebu Indonesian: Cebu Japanese: セブ Korean: 세부 Malay: Cebu Marathi: सेबू Portuguese: Cebu Russian: Себу́ Spanish: Cebú Tagalog: Cebu
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