Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

davao occidental

/ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔok.sɪ.dɛnˈtal/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: davao oc-ci-den-tal
IPA: /ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔok.sɪ.dɛnˈtal/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Malita.

Etymology

From Spanish Davao Occidental, from Davao + occidental (“western”). The province was created, in 2013, by grouping five of the eight municipalities of the second legislative district of Davao del Sur.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Davao Occidental

Questions

How do you pronounce davao occidental?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔok.sɪ.dɛnˈtal/.
What does davao occidental mean?: A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital: Malita.
Where does davao occidental come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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