Iloilo
See also: iloilo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Iloílo, a Hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Proper noun edit
Iloilo
- A province of the Philippines
- An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Philippines
Translations edit
province of the Philippines
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city in the Philippines
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See also edit
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, a hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Iloilo
- Iloilo (a province of the Philippines)
- Iloilo (a city in the Philippines)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Iloílo, a hispanization of Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of a promontory between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro was located.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Iloilo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜓᜁᜎᜓ)
- Iloilo (a province of the Philippines)
- Iloilo (a city in the Philippines)