English Explanatory Dictionary

Batangas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
  2. The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality.

Pronunciation

/bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Batangas.wav /bɑˈtæŋɡæs/

Word forms

Batangas

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from batangas, plural of batanga (“outrigger”), from Tagalog batang (“log”) + -a, after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City. See also Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).

Synonyms

Batangas City
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