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vigan

/ˈvi.ɡɐn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
Vi-gan
IPA
/ˈvi.ɡɐn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River.

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce vigan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvi.ɡɐn/.
What does vigan mean?
A city, the provincial capital of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines.
Where does vigan come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Vigan, also spelled as Bigan in early maps like the Velarde map (1734), originally from Ilocano Bigaan, derived from biga (“giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)”) + -an (locative suffix), meaning "the place where giant taro abounds" possibly referring to the Alocasia macrorrhizos plants that once grew abundantly along the banks of the Mestizo River.

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