dugong bughaw

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
  • IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/, [d̪ʊˌɡom 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

Alternative forms
  • dugong-bughaw

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /duˌɡoŋ buɡˈhaw/ [dʊˌɣom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]
  • Syllabification: du‧gong bug‧haw

Noun

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔) (idiomatic)

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

Adjective

dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)

  1. blue-blooded; aristocratic
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