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Mindoro

English

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Proper noun

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Mindoro

  1. A former province of the Philippines.
  2. An island in the Philippines.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Usually attributed by folk etymologies to the Spanish phrase mina de oro. However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island "Minolo". Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning "place of abundance", from duro, "abundance".

Proper noun

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Mindoro

  1. (historical) the province of Mindoro
  2. An island in the Philippines

Hanunoo

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Etymology

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Usually attributed by folk etymologies to Spanish mina de oro (“gold mine”). However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island Minolo. Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning "place of abundance", from duro, "abundance".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /minˈduɾu/ [mɪnˈdu.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Syllabification: Min‧do‧ro

Proper noun

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Mindoro (Hanunoo spelling ᜫᜲᜨ᜴ᜧᜳᜮᜳ)

  1. Mindoro (an island in the Philippines)

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Usually attributed by folk etymologies to Spanish mina de oro (“gold mine”). However, there is little evidence of gold mining activities on the island. Furthermore, old Tagalog documents name the island Minolo. Minolo may be related to minuro, an old Visayan term meaning “place of abundance”, from duro (“abundance”).

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Proper noun

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Mindoro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. Mindoro (an island in the Philippines)
  2. (historical) Mindoro (a province of the Philippines; modern Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro)

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