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davao del sur

/ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈsuɾ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
davao del -sur
IPA
/ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈsuɾ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Digos. Largest city: Davao City.

Etymology

From Spanish Davao del Sur, from Davao + del (“of the”) + sur (“south”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce davao del sur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌda.vaʊ̯ dɛl ˈsuɾ/.
What does davao del sur mean?
A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Digos. Largest city: Davao City.
Where does davao del sur come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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