Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Brigada
brigade; organized teamnoun
- Alternative meanings
brigade; organized group or team for a task, emergency, community service, school cleanup, work, or military unit
- Pronunciation
bree-GAH-dah
- Root and affixes
Loanword from Spanish brigada, also used in community and school contexts such as Brigada Eskwela.
- Variants or conjugations
brigade; group; team; squad; unit; school brigade
- Related words and expressions
group; work; community; school; help; emergency; military; service
- Meaning and usage notes
Brigada is understood as an organized group. For team in a general sense, grupo, team, or pangkat may be more everyday.
brigade; organized team
Miapil siya sa brigada sa eskwelahan.
He or she joined the school brigade.
Ang brigada motabang sa panahon sa emergency.
The brigade helps during an emergency.