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
- blue blood (noble or aristocratic ancestry)
- noble; aristocrat
Adjective
dugóng bugháw
- 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)
- (idiomatic) blue blood; noble or aristocratic ancestry
- Synonym: dugong mahal
- (idiomatic) noble; aristocrat
- Synonyms: aristokrata, maginoo, maharlika
Adjective
dugóng bugháw (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜊᜓᜄ᜔ᜑᜏ᜔)
- blue-blooded; aristocratic