Pacquiao

English

Etymology

From Cebuano Pacquiao, from Spanish pacquiao, from Hokkien.

Proper noun

Pacquiao (plural Pacquiaos)

1. A surname from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].

Translations

Translations

• Cebuano: Pacquiao
• Spanish: Pacquiao
• Tagalog: Pacquiao

Cebuano

Etymology

From pakyaw (“wholesale buying”), from Spanish pacquiao, from Hokkien 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).

Proper noun

Pacquiao

1. a surname, Pacquiao, from Hokkien

Descendants

• English: Pacquiao
• Spanish: Pacquiao
• Tagalog: Pacquiao

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano Pacquiao. See also pakyaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakˈjaw/ [pɐkˈjaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: Pac‧quiao
• Homophone: pakyaw

Proper noun

Pacquiáo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. a surname, Pacquiao, from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien]

Related terms

• pakyaw