sulu

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sulu^¹

noun sulus

An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.

Sulu^²

/sʊˈlu/ Philippines

Where it comes from

From Spanish Sulu/Sulú, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”). Compare Maranao Solog, Malay Suluk, Hokkien 蘇祿 /苏禄 (So͘-lo̍k).

proper noun

A province of Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Jolo & Patikul.
Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of Mindanao, Philippines)
historical the Sultanate of Sulu
dated Tausug language

noun Sulus · Sulu

A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago. That is the reason why the Sulu people have the right, and that they came to make the dredge (badja) to get the mother-of-pearl shell from the deep, because they can not see them.

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@misc{sulu_2026,
  title = {sulu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sulu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}