Roxas

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English

Proper noun

Roxas

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines, also known as Roxas City.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From archaic form of Spanish Rojas, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (which was written when X was also used for Spanish /x/).

The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Roxas

  1. a surname from Spanish,
  2. Manuel Roxas, 5th President of the Philippines
  3. Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines)
  4. Roxas (a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)

Spanish

Etymology

See Rojas.

The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroxas/
  • Rhymes: -oxas
  • Syllabification: Ro‧xas

Proper noun

Roxas m or f by sense

  1. a surname, a variant of Rojas mostly found in the Philippines
  2. Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Roxas, an archaic form of Rojas, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (which was written when ⟨x⟩ was also used for Spanish /x/).

The places in the Philippines are named after Pres. Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Roxas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜑᜐ᜔)

  1. Roxas (a city, the provincial capital of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines; former name: Capiz)
  2. Manuel Roxas (5th president of the Philippines)
  3. a surname from Spanish
  4. several locations in the Philippines:
    1. A municipality of Isabela
    2. A municipality of Oriental Mindoro
    3. A municipality of Palawan
    4. A barangay of Quezon City
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