Cebuan

noun

Ce·​bu·​an
-üən
variants or less commonly Cebuano
sābˈwä(ˌ)nō
plural Cebuan or Cebuans
1
a
: a Bisayan people inhabiting Cebu
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Austronesian language of the Cebuans

called also Sugbuhanon

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cebuano, from Cebú, island & province of the Philippines + Spanish -ano -an

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“Cebuan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cebuan. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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