Cebu

See also: cebu, Cebú, and cebú

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cebú, possibly from Cebuano sibo (“trade”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cebu

1. An island in the Central Visayas, Philippines.
2. A province in the Central Visayas, Philippines.
3. The capital city of Cebu, Philippines,

   Synonym: Cebu City

4. (historical) The Rajahnate of Cebu.

Translations

island in central Philippines

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

  Mandarin: 宿霧／宿雾 (zh) (Sùwù)

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

province in central Philippines

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宿霧／宿雾 (zh) (Sùwù)

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

city in the Philippines

• Cebuano: Cebu, Sugbo
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 宿霧／宿雾 (zh) (Sùwù Shì)

• Japanese: セブ (Sebu-shi)
• 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, possibly from Cebuano sibo (“trade”)

Pronunciation

• (Cebuano) IPA^(key): /sɛˈbuː/

Proper noun

Cebú

1. a surname

Portuguese

Proper noun

Cebu f

1. Cebu (an island and province of the Philippines)
2. Cebu (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Cebú, from Old Cebuano sibo meaning trade, itself the root word of sinibuayng hingpit meaning "place of trade" which referred to the harbors of ancient Cebu. A possible cognate is Sibuyan, an island north of Panay, part of Romblon.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Cebú (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜓ)

1. Cebu (the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)
2. Cebu (a province of the Philippines)
3. Cebu (an island in the Philippines)

Related terms

• Cebuano

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Cebu.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɛ˧˧ ʔɓʊw˨˩]
• Phonetic: xe bù

Proper noun

Cebu

1. Cebu (an island in the Philippines)
2. Cebu (a province of the Philippines)
3. Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines)