Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish broza, brozas (brushwood). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos . Compare Tagalog Brosas, from the same Spanish source, but respelled due to seseo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾosas/, [ˈbɾu.sas]

Proper noun

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Brozas

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Eastern Samar