Iloilo
See also: iloilo
English
Etymology
From Spanish Iloílo, a Hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Proper noun
Iloilo
- A province of the Philippines
- An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Philippines
Translations
province of the Philippines
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city in the Philippines
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See also
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- Ilo-ilo
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, a hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈlojlo/, [ʔɪˈl̪oj.l̪ɔ]
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, a hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiloˈʔilo/ [ʔɪ.loˈʔi.lo]
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: I‧lo‧i‧lo
Proper noun
Iloilo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜁᜎᜓ)
- Iloilo (a province of the Philippines)
- Iloilo (a city in the Philippines)
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