sacayan

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noun

A small wooden trimaran used as a transport and fishing boat in the Philippines.

OriginCebuano sakayan →
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Meanings

nounsacayan (plural sacayans)

plural sacayans

  1. chiefly Visayas; Mindanao; chiefly Visayas; MindanaoA small wooden trimaran used as a transport and fishing boat in the Philippines.

Origin

  1. Cebuanosakayan
  2. Englishsacayan

From Cebuano sakayan.

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APA

sacayan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacayan

MLA

“sacayan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacayan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacayan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacayan.

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