Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, Central Visayas, Philippines.
Origin
- Cebuanodagit
- SpanishDumaguete
- EnglishDumaguete
From Spanish Dumaguete, ultimately from Cebuano dagit.
More words from Spanish, Cebuano
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 杜馬蓋地 /杜马盖地
- 杜馬蓋地 /杜马盖地 (Dùmǎgàidì)city in the Philippines
Japanese ドゥマゲテ
- ドゥマゲテ (Dumagete)city in the Philippines
Korean 두마게테
- 두마게테 (Dumagete)city in the Philippines
Spanish Dumaguete
- Dumaguetecity in the Philippines
Tagalog Dumaguete
- Dumaguetecity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Dumaguete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumaguete
MLA
“Dumaguete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumaguete. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dumaguete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumaguete.
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