A severe tropical storm or typhoon, especially one occurring in the Philippines or Southeast Asia.
From Tagalog/Philippine languages, possibly from Spanish 'embagio' (embargoed/blocked), though origins are debated. The term entered English through colonial encounters and remains the standard word in Filipino English.
Baguios shaped Philippine culture so completely that their word for typhoon outlasted the colonial language—it's still used on weather maps, making it a word that predicted actual danger for centuries.
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