Joló
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Spanish
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Etymology
Borrowed from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“sea current”).[1] Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Joló ?
- Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
- Jolo (an island in Sulu, Philippines)
- Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)[2]
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
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Further reading
- “joloano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28