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baguio

UK/ˈbæɡiəʊ/

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/ˈbaɡ.jo/

baguio noun: a typhoon.

Noun

baguio (plural baguios)

  1. (Philippines) A typhoon.

Proper noun capitalized: Baguio

Baguio

  1. An independent city within Benguet in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines.
    • When our airplanes first took off that morning, the Japs did come in. They hit the city of Baguio in the northern part of Luzon, and then went back to Formosa.1984, Anton Bilek, “Anton Bilek”, in Studs Terkel, editor, "The Good War": An Oral History of World War Two, New York: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 84
  2. (broadly, uncommon) the central business district of Baguio City
  3. A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.
  4. A district of Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

Forms of baguio

pluralbaguios

Origin of baguio

From Spanish baguio.

From Spanish Baguió, from Ibaloi bagiw.

Words formed from baguio

Questions about baguio

What does baguio mean?
Baguio means a typhoon.
What part of speech is baguio?
Baguio can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce baguio?
Baguio is pronounced /ˈbaɡ.jo/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of baguio?
The plural of baguio is baguios.

Words near baguio in the dictionary

  1. baguet
  2. baguets
  3. baguette
  4. baguettes
  5. Baguidbirin
  6. baguio
  7. Baguio Village
  8. baguios
  9. Baguley
  10. Baguleys
  11. Bagulin

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