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Cebu

UK/sɛˈbuː/ US/sɛˈbu/ uncommon

noun

1.

an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines

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one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor

Origin

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

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