cebú
Spanish, noun/θeˈbu/
cebú is spelled C-E-B-Ú (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cebú is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “zebu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Bos indicus) Animal rumiante bovino, similar al toro, que se distingue del buey común por tener encima de la…”.
What does cebú mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezebu
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Bos indicus) Animal rumiante bovino, similar al toro, que se distingue del buey común por tener encima de la cruz una o dos gibas grasientas. Vive doméstico en la India y en África, y se utiliza como bestia de silla y carga. Su carne es de buena calidad, así como la leche que da la hembra. 2. Variedad del mono llamado carayá.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cebú
- cebúes plural
- cebús plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cebú?
- /θeˈbu/
- [θeˈβ̞u]
- /seˈbu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cebú
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cebú in Spanish?
cebú appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).