Iloilo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Iloilo City.
  2. An independent city, the provincial capital of Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ʔɪ.loˈʔi.lo/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Iloilo.wav

Word forms

Iloilo

Etymology

From Spanish Iloílo, from Hiligaynon Ilong-Ilong, from ilong (“nose”), from the nose-like shape of the land between the Iloilo River and Batiano River where the Spanish Fort San Pedro is located.

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