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malacañang

/mɐ.lɐ.kɐˈɲaŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
mala-canang
IPA
/mɐ.lɐ.kɐˈɲaŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the official residence and workplace of the president of the Philippines

name

the Philippine presidency and its administration; the Philippine government

Etymology

From Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan, from mamalakaya+han, ultimately from lakaya. A common folk etymology is it was derived from Tagalog may lakan diyan. The final -g was added to the name during the American colonial era (1898-1946).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Malacañán, mamalakayahan, may lakan diyan

Inflected Forms

Malacañan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce malacañang?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɐ.lɐ.kɐˈɲaŋ/.
What does malacañang mean?
the official residence and workplace of the president of the Philippines
Where does malacañang come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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