dugo

Dugo is a term with multiple meanings across languages. In Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines, dugo means blood. It is a common noun used in medical, biological, and everyday contexts to refer to the liquid tissue that circulates through the body's vascular system. The word appears in various expressions related to health, ancestry, or lineage within Filipino culture.

In several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, dugo is an adverb meaning long or for a long time. It is used to describe duration, as in phrases such as dugo vremena, meaning “a long time.” The Slavic usage is unrelated to the Tagalog term despite the identical spelling in English transliteration.

Dugo can also function as a surname or be part of place names in different regions. As a surname or component of toponyms, its occurrence reflects diverse linguistic and cultural origins separate from the meanings described above.

In reference works, the term is typically noted as a linguistic homograph with distinct meanings depending on language context: dugo for blood in Tagalog, and dugo meaning long in Slavic languages. Context is essential to determine which sense applies in a given sentence.