layaw og dugo

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “thin-blooded”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˌjaw ʔoɡ duˈɡoʔ/ [l̪ɐˌjaʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]
• Hyphenation: la‧yaw‧og‧du‧go

Adjective

layáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

1. (idiomatic, of a person) coward, lacking guts

   Synonyms: puti og itlog, lasaw og dugo, irong daog, puti og lisik

References

• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press