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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Peguan

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pegu

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

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"He is an activist who fights for people's rights," Pegu told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The Pegu Club project befitted the family’s East-meets-West positioning and the optimism of a country newly engaging with the world.

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

In the early Portuguese notices a still more composite form appears—and we hear of the ancient empire of Kalamenham, supposed to have been founded by the Pandalús of Môn or Pegu.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

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