dugong bughaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Compound of dugo + bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
  • IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/, [d̪ʊˌɡum bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]

Noun

dugóng bugháw

  1. blue blood (noble or aristocratic ancestry)
  2. noble; aristocrat

Adjective

dugóng bugháw

  1. blue-blooded; aristocratic

Quotations

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Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of dugo + bughaw, a calque of Spanish sangre azul.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
  • IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/, [dʊˌɣom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]

Noun

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. (idiomatic) blue blood; noble or aristocratic ancestry
    Synonym: dugong mahal
  2. (idiomatic) noble; aristocrat
    Synonyms: aristokrata, maginoo, maharlika

Adjective

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. blue-blooded; aristocratic
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