The Cebuano/Bisaya word pinabuhat means “something made to order”. It is used as a noun by native Cebuano speakers across Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and much of Mindanao. This page covers what pinabuhat means in Bisaya, how to pronounce it correctly, how to use it in a sentence, and related words in the same category.
Bisaya word
pinabuhat
English meaning
something made to order
Part of speech
Noun
In Bisaya (Cebuano), pinabuhat translates to “something made to order”.
As a noun in the Nouns category, “pinabuhat” 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.
Bisaya nouns like "pinabuhat" (something made to order) do not change form for singular or plural — context does that work for you. Place "mga" before a noun to signal plurality: "mga pinabuhat" refers to multiple instances. Unlike English, Bisaya nouns have no articles like "a" or "the" — the word stands alone. Learning high-frequency nouns is essential for building a strong vocabulary base in Cebuano.
Pinabuhat nga sapatos
Made-to-order shoes
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Meaning shortened and example sentence adapted from Wiktionary, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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