Contreras

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish, of toponymic origin.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Con‧tre‧ras
  • IPA(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/

Proper noun

Contreras

  1. a surname from Spanish, the 287th most common in the Philippines

Spanish

Etymology

From the town in Burgos, Spain, from Latin contrāriae, feminine plural of contrārius (“lying opposite; opposed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtɾeɾas/
  • Rhymes: -eɾas
  • Syllabification: Con‧tre‧ras

Proper noun

Contreras m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Contreras. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Contreras (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish, principally found in Batangas, Bulacan and Quezon
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