"debu" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

Etymology: From English debut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”). Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|en|debut}} English debut, {{der|ceb|fr|début}} French début, {{der|ceb|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|ceb|fro|but||aim, goal, end, target}} Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), {{der|ceb|fro|butte||mound, knoll, target}} Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), {{der|ceb|frk|*but||stump, log}} Frankish *but (“stump, log”), {{der|ceb|non|bútr||log, stump, butt}} Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”), {{der|ceb|gem-pro|*butą||end, piece}} Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), {{der|ceb|ine-pro|*bʰeud-||to beat, push}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”) Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} debu
  1. a traditional coming-of-age party which celebrates a young woman's eighteenth birthday
    Sense id: en-debu-ceb-noun-RyxgfBNf Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Parties Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Parties: 73 27
  2. (bingo) the number eighteen
    Sense id: en-debu-ceb-noun-xC~OTs20 Categories (other): Bingo Topics: bingo, games
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