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tagaytay

/tɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
tagay-tay
IPA
/tɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Cavite, Philippines.

Etymology

From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce tagaytay?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯/.
What does tagaytay mean?
A city in Cavite, Philippines.
Where does tagaytay come from?
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

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