Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pagaduan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-gad-u-an
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Ilocano.

Etymology

Filipino surname of Ilocano origin, from root word Ilocano adu (“a lot”). See also kaaduan (“a lot, many, much, majority”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, adu

Inflected Forms

Pagaduans (plural)

Questions

What does pagaduan mean?: A surname from Ilocano.
Where does pagaduan come from?: Filipino surname of Ilocano origin, from root word Ilocano adu (“a lot”). See also kaaduan (“a lot, many, much, majority”).

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