Cebu

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

• (Philippines, General American) IPA^(key): /sɛˈbu/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛˈbuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

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

• Cebu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cebu City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• Zebu, Zubu — obsolete

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

• IPA^(key): /seˈbu/ [s̪eˈbu]
• Hyphenation: Ce‧bu

Cebú

1. a surname

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)

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈbu/ [sɛˈbu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: Ce‧bu
• Homophone: Sebu

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)

• Cebuano

Unadapted borrowing from English Cebu.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: xe bù

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)