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batangas

/bɑˈtæŋɡæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
batan-gas
IPA
/bɑˈtæŋɡæs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.

name

The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality.

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from batangas, plural of batanga (“outrigger”), from Tagalog batang (“log”) + -a, after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City. See also Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɑˈtæŋɡæs/

Synonyms

Batangas City

Questions

How do you pronounce batangas?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑˈtæŋɡæs/.
What does batangas mean?
A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
Where does batangas come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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