dugong bughaw

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of dugo +‎ bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
  • IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/, [d̪ʊˌɡom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]

Noun[edit]

dugóng bugháw

  1. blue blood (noble or aristocratic ancestry)
  2. noble; aristocrat

Adjective[edit]

dugóng bugháw

  1. blue-blooded; aristocratic

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dugong bughaw.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of dugo +‎ bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/, [dʊˌɣom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw

Noun[edit]

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) blue blood; noble or aristocratic ancestry
    Synonym: dugong mahal
  2. (idiomatic) noble; aristocrat
    Synonyms: aristokrata, maginoo, maharlika

Adjective[edit]

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. blue-blooded; aristocratic