Pegu
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Pegu
First recorded in 1700–05; British pronunciation of Bago ( def. )
Example Sentences
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His lawyer Pegu said Doley spent years helping families around Kaziranga fight for their rights.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
This elegant apple-infused aperitif is a lower-proof drink from Audrey Saunders, founder of the now-shuttered Pegu Club in New York City.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
Too many places fell victim to the pandemic; how to compensate for losses like Uncle Boons, Aquagrill, Jewel Bako and Pegu Club?
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Shows how a Man may go to the Shway Dagon Pagoda and see it not and to the Pegu Club and hear too much.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
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