The Cebuano/Bisaya word inubos means “all consumed / all used up”. Pronounced i-NU-bos, it is used as a adjective by native Cebuano speakers across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and much of Mindanao. This page covers what inubos means in Bisaya, how to pronounce it correctly, how to use it in a sentence, and related words in the same category.
Bisaya word
inubos
English meaning
all consumed
Part of speech
Adjective
In Bisaya (Cebuano), inubos translates to “all consumed / all used up”. The word covers a range of closely related meanings — all consumed, all used up — and the right choice depends on context.
As a adjective in the Culture category, “inubos” is part of the core Bisaya vocabulary that learners encounter early on. Native speakers use it across all registers — casual home conversations in Cebu, busy marketplaces in Bohol, and everyday interactions throughout the Visayas and Mindanao.
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable — say it louder and slightly longer.
Bisaya stress is phonemic — the wrong stress can make a word hard for native speakers to recognise. For inubos, put the main stress on the uppercase syllable in i-NU-bos. A good technique is to clap on the stressed syllable as you say the word: i-nu-bos. Once the rhythm is natural, drop the clapping and let muscle memory take over.
Bisaya adjectives like "inubos" (all consumed) typically come before the noun they describe, similar to English. You can intensify them using "kaayo" — for example, "inubos kaayo" means "very all consumed". Negation is done with "dili" (not) or "wala" depending on context. Mastering descriptive adjectives like "inubos" is one of the quickest ways to make your Bisaya sentences richer and more expressive.
Expand your vocabulary by learning other Bisaya adjectives in the same category as “inubos”.
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