sabong

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧bong
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaboŋ/ [ˈs̪a.boŋ]

Noun

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sabong

  1. a contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs; a cockfight; cockfighting
  2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse

Verb

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sabong

  1. to pair off or pair up to fight

Synonyms

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Ibatan

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Etymology

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Cognates with Yami savong and Ivatan savusavung.

Noun

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sabong

  1. flower

Ilocano

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Noun

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sabong

  1. flower

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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sabong

  1. petal

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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sabong

  1. flower

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sabuŋ (pit two opponents against each other; cockfight). Compare Malay sabung.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sabong (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. cockfight
  2. attack of a cock against another
    Synonyms: salpok, pagsalpok

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • sabong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay sabun, likely through North Moluccan Malay, from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn) or Portuguese sabão, both ultimately from Latin sapō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sabong

  1. soap

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh