Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /foɾˈteza/ [foɾˈt̪ɛː.zɐ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /poɾˈtesa/ [poɾˈt̪ɛː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eza, (more native-sounding) -esa
  • Syllabification: For‧te‧za

Proper noun

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Forteza (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ)

  1. a surname from Spanish, most notably borne by:
    1. Barbie Forteza, actress

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Forteza is the 3,588th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,609 individuals.