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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Sentro

English

centernoun

Alternative meanings

centernmiddle pointnmain placencentral areancenter as an institution or service place, depending on context

Pronunciation

SEN-troh

Root and affixes

Base form: sentro. It is a borrowed word commonly used in modern Cebuano.

Variants or conjugations

mga sentro = centersnsentrong = center before a nounnsa sentro = in the center

Related words and expressions

tunga = middle / halfndapit = place / areanlugar = placendakbayan = citynopisina = office

Meaning and usage notes

“Sentro” is used for the physical center of a place, the central point of an idea, or a center as an institution. For “middle/half”, “tunga” may be more natural.

basic wordscentercentral areageographymiddleplace
Example 1

Anaa ko sa sentro sa dakbayan.

I am in the city center.

Example 2

Ang eskwelahan naa sa sentro.

The school is in the center.