Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taguig

/tæˈɡɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: taguig
IPA: /tæˈɡɪɡ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines, southeast of Manila.

Etymology

From Spanish Taguig, from Tagalog Tagiig, supposedly from tagagiik (“rice thresher”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Taguig, Tagiig

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tæˈɡɪɡ/
British English: /tæˈɡɪɡ ~ taˈɡɪɡ/

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig jig zig twig

Questions

How do you pronounce taguig?: The recorded pronunciation is /tæˈɡɪɡ/.
What does taguig mean?: An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines, southeast of Manila.
Where does taguig come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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