Cebu

See also: cebu, Cebú, and cebú

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

Translations

island in central Philippines

• Bikol Central: Cebu
• Catalan: Cebú
• Cebuano: Sugbo
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 宿霧 / 宿雾 (Sok-bū)

  Mandarin: 宿霧 / 宿雾 (zh) (Sùwù)

• German: Cebu, Zebu (de)
• Ilocano: Cebu
• Indonesian: Cebu
• Japanese: セブ (sebu)
• Korean: 세부 (sebu)
• Malay: Cebu
• Marathi: सेबू (sebū)
• Portuguese: Cebu
• Russian: Себу́ (ru) m (Sebú)
• Spanish: Cebú (es)
• Tagalog: Cebu

province in central Philippines

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 宿霧 / 宿雾 (Sok-bū)

  Mandarin: 宿霧 / 宿雾 (zh) (Sùwù)

• Japanese: セブ (Sebu)
• Marathi: सेबू (sebū)
• Russian: Себу́ (ru) f (Sebú)

city in the Philippines

• Cebuano: Cebu, Sugbo
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 宿霧市 / 宿雾市 (Sok-bū Chhǐ)

  Mandarin: 宿霧市 / 宿雾市 (Sùwù Shì)

• Japanese: セブ (Sebu-shi)
• Marathi: सेबू (sebū)
• Russian: Себу́ (ru) m (Sebú)
• Spanish: Cebú (es)
• Tagalog: Cebu

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} Caebua
• Tausug: ^{(please verify)} Sibu

See also

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

Anagrams

• cube

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• Zebu, Zubu — obsolete

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cebú

1. a surname

Portuguese

Proper noun

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)

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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)

Related terms

• Cebuano

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cebu.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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)