Sampaloc

See also: sampaloc

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Sampaloc, from sampalok (“tamarind”).

Proper noun

Sampaloc

1. A district of Manila, Philippines
2. A municipality of Quezon, Philippines

Translations

district of Manila

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 三巴洛 (Sam-pa-lo̍k), 三巴樂／三巴乐 (Sam-pa-lo̍k)

  Mandarin: 三巴洛 (Sānbāluò)

• Japanese: サンパロック (Sanparokku)
• Korean: 삼팔록 (Sampallok)
• Spanish: Sampaloc
• Tagalog: Sampaloc

Further reading

• Sampaloc, Manila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sampaloc, Quezon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Tagalog

Etymology

From sampalok (“tamarind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˈpalok/, [sɐmˈpa.lok]
• Rhymes: -alok
• Homophone: sampalok
• Syllabification: Sam‧pa‧loc

Proper noun

Sampaloc (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. Sampaloc (a district of Manila, Philippines)
2. Sampaloc (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)

Derived terms

• Sampalukin

 

Further reading

• Sampaloc, Maynila on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• Sampaloc, Quezon on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl