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Tausug.

A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/taʊˈsuɡ/
  1. A member of an ethnic group of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".

name/taʊˈsuɡ/
  1. A Visayan language (Malayo-Polynesian) spoken mainly in Sulu province in the Philippines, eastern Sabah in Malaysia and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".

adj/taʊˈsuɡ/
  1. Of or relating to this ethnic group or language.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tausug Tausūg, from tau + sūg, literally "people of the current".

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