anak sa anuos

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “child of soot”, alluding to the color of this substance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˌnak sa ʔaˈnuʔos/ [ʔɐˌn̪ak s̪ɐ ʔɐˈn̪u.ʔos̪]
• Hyphenation: a‧nak‧sa‧a‧nu‧os

Noun

anák sa anuos (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ ᜐ ᜀᜈᜓᜂᜐ᜔)

1. (idiomatic) very dark-complexioned person

   Synonyms: kamagong, negro, negra

References

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