Iloilo

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Etymology

From Spanish Iloílo, from 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

Proper noun

Iloilo

  1. A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Iloilo City
  2. An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, from 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

  • Hyphenation: I‧lo‧i‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ʔiloˈʔilo/

Proper noun

Iloilo

  1. Iloilo (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Iloilo City)
  2. Iloilo City (an independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, from 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

Proper noun

Iloilo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜁᜎᜓ)

  1. Iloilo (a province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines; capital and largest city: Iloilo City)
  2. Iloilo City (an independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines)
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