English

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Etymology

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From kagayan, meaning "river".

Noun

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Kagay-anon

  1. A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
    • 2010, Ann Gorra, City of Gold, page 32:
      As for the piece of land where Ah Fat used to be, it's still an unused empty lot, a silent witness to the life of a Cantonese immigrant named Yu New, who became a Kagay-anon known as Ah Fat and built a bakery that came to define an era []