Pegu

American

[pe-goo] / pɛˈgu /

noun

earlier name for the city of Bago.

Pegu British

/ pɛˈɡuː /

noun

a city in S Myanmar: capital of a united Burma (16th century). Pop: 307 000 (2005 est)

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Other Word Forms

Peguan

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pegu

First recorded in 1700–05; British pronunciation of Bago ( def. )

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Pegu

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

In New York, the casualties include Pegu Club, a pioneering craft cocktail bar, the Keith McNally bistro Lucky Strike, and two shops owned by the coffee roaster Gimme Coffee.

From Slate ● May 18, 2020

The Dragon, superscribed "China"; "Namur, 1695"; "Blenheim"; "Ramillies," "Oudenarde"; "Malplaquet"; "Pegu"; "Sevastopol"; "New Zealand"; "Afghanistan, 1879-80"; "Tel-el-Kebir"; "Egypt, 1882"; "Nile, 1884-85"; "South Africa, 1900-02."

From The Irish at the Front by Michael MacDonagh

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