Joló

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Sulú, Sulu
• Xoló (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“sea current”). Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoˈlo/ [xoˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Jo‧ló

Proper noun

Joló ?

1. Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
2. Jolo (an island in Sulu, Philippines)
3. Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
4. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)
5. (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

Derived terms

• joloano

 

Further reading

• “joloano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014