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surigao

/sʊˈɾi.ɣaʊ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
suri-gao
IPA
/sʊˈɾi.ɣaʊ̯/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former province of the Philippines.

name

Ellipsis of Surigao City: the capital city of the province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga region, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Surigao, Suligaw

Phrases

Surigao City

Questions

How do you pronounce surigao?
The recorded pronunciation is /sʊˈɾi.ɣaʊ̯/.
What does surigao mean?
A former province of the Philippines.
Where does surigao come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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