balanga
/bɐˈla.ŋɐʔ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city, the provincial capital of Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines.
Example Sentences
- "Before a general court martial which convened at Balanga, Province of Bataan, Luzon, P. I., [...] Charge.—"Murder, in violation of the 58th Article of War." Specification.—"In that Private Pasquale Tuozzo, Company C, 32d Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, did, in time of insurrection, with malice aforethought, wilfully and feloniously murder and kill one William Kilpatrick, Private, Company C, 32d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, then and there being, by shooting him with a certain revolver, then and there held in the hands of said Pasquale Tuozzo, thereby causing the death of the said Kilpatrick. "This at Balanga, Luzon, P. I., on the 7th day of October, 1900.""
Etymology
From Spanish Balanga, from Kapampangan balanga.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Balanga