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davao del norte

/ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈnoɾ.tɛ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
davao del norte
IPA
/ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈnoɾ.tɛ/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagum.

Etymology

From Spanish Davao del Norte, from Davao + del (“of the”) + norte (“north”).

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Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce davao del norte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈnoɾ.tɛ/.
What does davao del norte mean?
A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagum.
Where does davao del norte come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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