Plural of bagio; tropical storm-force winds that occur in the Philippines and nearby regions.
From Spanish 'baguío,' derived from Tagalog 'bagyo' meaning 'storm.' The term entered Spanish during colonial Philippines and later English through that route.
The word 'bagio' is essentially the Tagalog word for any strong storm, but English borrowed it specifically for the tropical cyclones of Southeast Asia—showing how languages adopt words for weather phenomena they encounter in specific regions.
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