dugong bughaw

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: du‧gong bug‧haw
• IPA^(key): /duˌɡoŋ ˈbuɡhaw/ [d̪ʊˌɡoŋ ˈbuɡ.hɐʊ̯]

Noun

dugóng búghaw

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

Adjective

dugóng búghaw

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/ [d̪ʊˌɣom bʊɡˈhaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• 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