Huwebes

Thursdayproper noun

Alternative meanings

Thursday; day of the week; day between Wednesday and Friday

Pronunciation

hweh-BES

Root and affixes

Day name borrowed from Spanish jueves and adapted in Bisaya/Cebuano. Cebuano day names usually come from Spanish.

Variants or conjugations

hwebes; huybes; Huwebes; baylo-baylo

Related words and expressions

adlaw = day; semana = week; Miyerkules = Wednesday; Biyernes = Friday; kada Huwebes = every Thursday

Meaning and usage notes

To say on Thursday, use sa Huwebes. For every Thursday, say kada Huwebes or matag Huwebes. Baylo-baylo appears as an archaic form.