Pegu

American  

[pe-goo] / pɛˈgu /

noun

1. earlier name for the city of Bago.

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Pegu British  

/ pɛˈɡuː /

noun

1. 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. )

Example Sentences

"We ensure that they get free ration under the public distribution system," Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu says.

From BBC • May 19, 2022

Even the renovation of the Pegu Club depended on a deal in which the Kyaw Thaungs had to pay at least $510,000 a year to a military conglomerate, the agreement for the club shows.

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

From their headquarters in Goa the Franciscan preachers visited many parts of western India, and even journeyed to Ceylon, Pegu and the Malay Archipelago.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various