layaw og dugo

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “thin-blooded”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˌjaw ʔoɡ duˈɡoʔ/ [l̪ɐˌjaʊ̯ ʔoɡ d̪ʊˈɡoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧yaw‧og‧du‧go

Adjective

layáw og dugô (Badlit spelling ᜎᜌᜏ᜔ ᜂᜄ᜔ ᜇᜓᜄᜓ)

  1. (idiomatic, of a person) coward, lacking guts
    Synonyms: puti og itlog, lasaw og dugo, irong daog, puti og lisik

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
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