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Cebu.

An island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/sɛˈbu/General-American, Philippines/sɛˈbuː/Received-Pronunciation
  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

    historical
  5. A barangay of San Isidro, Isabela, Philippines.

Where this word comes from

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

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