Bagobo

noun

Ba·​go·​bo

bəˈgō(ˌ)bō

plural Bagobo or Bagobos

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people inhabiting southern Mindanao, Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Bagobo people

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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