Baguio

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English

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Etymology

From Spanish Baguió, from Ibaloi bagiw.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Baguio

  1. An independent city in Benguet, Philippines
    • 1984, Anton Bilek, “Anton Bilek”, in Studs Terkel, editor, "The Good War": An Oral History of World War Two‎, New York: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 84:
      When our airplanes first took off that morning, the Japs did come in. They hit the city of Baguio in the northern part of Luzon, and then went back to Formosa.

Translations

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ba‧guio
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɡjo/

Etymology 1

Hispanization of bagyo.

Proper noun

Baguio

  1. a common surname from Cebuano

Etymology 2

From Ibaloi bagiw, via Spanish Baguió.

Proper noun

Baguio

  1. Baguio (an independent city in Benguet, Philippines)

Ilocano

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Baguio

  1. Baguio (an independent city in Benguet, Philippines)
  2. (uncommon) the central business district of Baguio City

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Baguió, from Ibaloi bagiw (“moss”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Baguio (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜄ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. Baguio (an independent city in Benguet, Philippines)
  2. (uncommon) the central business district of Baguio City

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