Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

davaoeño

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: davaoeno
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to the Davao region or Davao City in the Philippines.

noun

A person from the Davao region or Davao City.

Example Sentences

"For the durian is both sinfully foul and sinfully fair. “It smells like hell and tastes like heaven," say Davaoeños of Mindanao, summing up the durian's bane and boon. The stronger the odor, the richer the taste...""
""They have all molded to become Davaoeños and Davao City has earned the honor and is justifiably proud to be called “the Melting Pot of the Philippines.”"

Etymology

From Cebuano Davaoeño or Dabawenyo, from Spanish davaoeño, from Davao + -eño.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Davaoeño

Inflected Forms

Davaoeños (plural)

Questions

What does davaoeño mean?: Of, or pertaining to the Davao region or Davao City in the Philippines.
Where does davaoeño come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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