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Cebuano

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /sɛˈbwaː.n̪o/
  • US: /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/
  • UK: /sɛˈbwɑːnəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cebuan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Philippine, Filipino

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: себуански (sebuanski) — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Catalan: cebuà — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Cebuano: Sugboanon — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Chinese: 宿霧話 /宿雾话 (Sok-bū ōe) — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宿霧語 /宿雾语 (Sùwù yǔ) — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Finnish: cebuanonkielinen — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • French: cébouano — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • German: cebuanisch — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Hungarian: szebuano — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Malay: Cebuano — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Portuguese: cebuano — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Portuguese: cebuana — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Spanish: cebuano — pertaining to the language or its speakers
  • Central Bikol: Cebuano — language
  • Bulgarian: себуански (sebuanski) — language
  • Catalan: cebuà — language
  • Cebuano: Sinugboanon — language
  • Chinese: 宿霧話 /宿雾话 (Sok-bū ōe) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宿務語 /宿务语 (Sùwù yǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宿霧語 /宿雾语 (Sùwù yǔ) — language
  • Dutch: Cebuano — language
  • Finnish: cebuano — language
  • French: cébouano — language
  • French: cebuano — language
  • French: visayan — language
  • Georgian: სებუანური (sebuanuri) — language
  • Georgian: სებუანური ენა (sebuanuri ena) — language
  • German: Cebuano — language
  • German: Visayan — language
  • German: Bisayan — language
  • Hungarian: szebuano — language
  • Icelandic: Sebúanó — language
  • Ilocano: Cebuano — language
  • Indonesian: bahasa Cebuano — language
  • Italian: cebuano — language
  • Italian: lingua cebuana — language
  • Japanese: セブアノ語 (Sebuano-go) — language
  • Korean: 세부아노어 (Sebuano'eo) — language
  • Limburgish: Seboewisj — language
  • Malay: bahasa Cebuano — language
  • Portuguese: cebuano — language
  • Russian: себуа́нский (sebuánskij) — language
  • Russian: себуа́но (sebuáno) — language
  • Spanish: cebuano — language
  • Tagalog: Sebwano — language
  • Tajik: Забони себуано (Zabon-i sebuano) — language
  • Turkish: Sabuan dili — language
Real reading context

Cebuano in complete knowledge articles