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davao oriental

/ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔoɾ.jɛnˈtal/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
davao ori-en-tal
IPA
/ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔoɾ.jɛnˈtal/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

From Spanish Davao Oriental, from Davao + oriental (“eastern”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce davao oriental?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌda.vaʊ̯ ʔoɾ.jɛnˈtal/.
What does davao oriental mean?
A province of the Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Mati.
Where does davao oriental come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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