Mactan
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Mactan, from earlier Spanish Manctan of uncertain origin. Oral tradition suggests that it is derived from Cebuano mangatang meaning "one(s) who wait", which was used in place of Opon after Lapu-Lapu supposedly used the island as an outpost for piracy.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mactán
- Mactan (an island in the Philippines)
- A barangay of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines, the supposed site of the Battle of Mactan and named after the island
- (historical) A historical polity in the Philippines
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mactan.
Categories:
- Cebuano terms borrowed from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano terms borrowed back into Cebuano
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- Cebuano terms spelled with C
- ceb:Islands
- ceb:Places in the Philippines
- ceb:Neighborhoods in Cebu, Philippines
- ceb:Places in Cebu, Philippines
- Cebuano terms with historical senses
- ceb:Historical polities
- ceb:Barangays of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines