Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cotabato

/koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: cota-ba-to
IPA: /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.

name

A former province of Mindanao, Philippines; modern Cotabato, Maguindanao, South Cotabato, or Sultan Kudarat. Capital and largest city: Cotabato City.

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit कोट्ट (koṭṭa)bor. Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑀼 (kōṭu) Tamil கோடு (kōṭu) Tamil கோட்டம் (kōṭṭam)bor. Malay kotabor. Maguindanao kuta Proto-Austronesian *batux Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu Proto-Philippine *batu Maguindanao watu Maguindanao Kutawatubor. Spanish Cotabatobor. English Cotabato From Spanish Cotabato, from Maguindanao Kutawatu, from kuta (“fort”) + watu (“stone”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Cotabato, Kutawatu

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/

Phrases

Cotabato City North Cotabato South Cotabato

Questions

How do you pronounce cotabato?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊtæˈbɑtoʊ/.
What does cotabato mean?: A province of Soccsksargen, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Kidapawan.
Where does cotabato come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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