Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cebu

/sɛˈbu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: ce-bu
IPA: /sɛˈbu/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

name

A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Cebu City.

name

Cebu City (a city, the provincial capital of Cebu, Philippines).

name

Rajahnate of Cebu

name

A barangay of San Isidro, Isabela, Philippines.

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: Alcantara, Alcoy, Alegria, Aloguinsan, Argao, Asturias, Badian, Balamban, Bantayan, Barili, Bogo, Boljoon, Borbon, Carcar, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Daanbantayan, Dalaguete, Danao, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Liloan, Madridejos, Malabuyoc, Medellin, Minglanilla, Moalboal, Naga, Oslob, Pilar, Pinamungajan, Poro, Ronda, Samboan, San Fernando, San Francisco, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Santander, Sibonga, Sogod, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Talisay, Toledo, Tuburan, Tudela — cities and municipalities of Cebu"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Cebú, Sugbo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛˈbu/
British English: /sɛˈbuː/

Derived Forms

Cebuan

Phrases

Cebu boobook New Cebu

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce cebu?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛˈbu/.
What does cebu mean?: An island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
Where does cebu come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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