Cebuano

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Philippines/sɛˈbwaː.n̪o/US/sɛˈbwɑː.noʊ/UK/sɛˈbwɑː.nəʊ/

proper noun

A language spoken in the Philippines in and near the province of Cebu.

Similar
CebuanCebuan languageCebuano language
UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A language spoken in the Philippines in and near the province of Cebu.
adjectiveCebuano (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlanguage of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines

Similar
CebuanCebuan languageCebuano language
Broader
PhilippineFilipinoFilipino language
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishcebuano
  2. EnglishCebuano

From Spanish cebuano, from Cebú (“Cebu”) + -ano (“-an”).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian себуански, себуански
  • себуански (sebuanski)language
  • себуански (sebuanski)pertaining to the language or its speakers
Catalan cebuà, cebuà
  • cebuàlanguage
  • cebuàpertaining to the language or its speakers
Chinese Mandarin 宿務語 /宿务语, 宿霧語 /宿雾语
  • 宿務語 /宿务语 (Sùwù yǔ)language
  • 宿霧語 /宿雾语 (Sùwù yǔ)language
  • 宿霧語 /宿雾语 (Sùwù yǔ)pertaining to the language or its speakers
Dutch Cebuano
  • Cebuanolanguage
Finnish cebuano, cebuanonkielinen
  • cebuanolanguage
  • cebuanonkielinenpertaining to the language or its speakers
French cébouano, cebuano
  • cébouanolanguage
  • cebuanolanguage
  • visayanlanguage
  • cébouanopertaining to the language or its speakers
German Cebuano, Visayan
  • Cebuanolanguage
  • Visayanlanguage
  • Bisayanlanguage
  • cebuanischpertaining to the language or its speakers
Hungarian szebuano, szebuano
  • szebuanolanguage
  • szebuanopertaining to the language or its speakers
Icelandic Sebúanó
  • Sebúanólanguage
Indonesian bahasa Cebuano
  • bahasa Cebuanolanguage
Italian cebuano, lingua cebuana
  • cebuanolanguage
  • lingua cebuanalanguage
Japanese セブアノ語
  • セブアノ語 (Sebuano-go)language
Korean 세부아노어
  • 세부아노어 (Sebuano'eo)language
Malay bahasa Cebuano, Cebuano
  • bahasa Cebuanolanguage
  • Cebuanopertaining to the language or its speakers
Portuguese cebuano, cebuano
  • cebuanolanguage
  • cebuanopertaining to the language or its speakers
  • cebuanapertaining to the language or its speakers
Russian себуа́нский, себуа́но
  • себуа́нский (sebuánskij)language
  • себуа́но (sebuáno)language
Spanish cebuano, cebuano
  • cebuanolanguage
  • cebuanopertaining to the language or its speakers
Tagalog Sebwano
  • Sebwanolanguage
Turkish Sabuan dili
  • Sabuan dililanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Cebuano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cebuano

MLA

“Cebuano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cebuano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cebuano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cebuano.

Source: Cebuano on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.