Mindoro

Mindoro

1. A former province of the Philippines.
2. An island in the Philippines.

• dromion, moronid

Usually attributed by folk etymologies to the Spanish phrase mina de oro. However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island "Minolo". Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning "place of abundance", from duro, "abundance".

Mindoro

1. (historical) the province of Mindoro
2. An island in the Philippines

Usually attributed by folk etymologies to Spanish mina de oro (“gold mine”). However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island Minolo. Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning "place of abundance", from duro, "abundance".

• IPA^(key): /minˈduɾu/
• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Syllabification: Min‧do‧ro

Mindoro (Hanunoo spelling ᜫᜲᜨ᜴ᜧᜳᜮᜳ)

1. Mindoro (an island in the Philippines)

• Minolo — obsolete

Usually attributed by folk etymologies to Spanish mina de oro (“gold mine”). However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island Minolo. Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning “place of abundance”, from duro (“abundance”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /minˈdoɾo/
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: Min‧do‧ro

Mindoro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

1. Mindoro (an island in the Philippines)
2. (historical) Mindoro (a province of the Philippines; modern Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro)