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Translingual
Proper noun
Alcantara
- Synonym of Heterocoma (“flowering plant genus”)
English
Proper noun
Alcantara
- A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
- Coordinate terms: Alcantara, Alcoy, Alegria, Aloguinsan, Argao, Asturias, Badian, Balamban, Bantayan, Barili, Bogo, Boljoon, Borbon, Carcar, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Consolacion, Cordova, Daanbantayan, Dalaguete, Danao, Dumanjug, Ginatilan, Liloan, Madridejos, Malabuyoc, Medellin, Minglanilla, Moalboal, Naga, Oslob, Pilar, Pinamungajan, Poro, Ronda, Samboan, San Fernando, San Francisco, San Remigio, Santa Fe, Santander, Sibonga, Sogod, Tabogon, Tabuelan, Talisay, Toledo, Tuburan, Tudela — cities and municipalities of Cebu
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Alcántara, from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).
Proper noun
Alcantara
- a surname from Spanish
- A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”).
Proper noun
Alcantara ?
- A river in Sicily, Italy
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Alcántara, from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alcántará (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ)
- a surname from Spanish
- A municipality of Cebu, Philippines
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Alcantara is the 35th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 111,620 individuals.