English Explanatory Dictionary

Malacañang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the official residence and workplace of the president of the Philippines
  2. the Philippine presidency and its administration; the Philippine government

Pronunciation

/mɐ.lɐ.kɐˈɲaŋ/

Word forms

Malacañang Malacañan

Etymology

From Spanish Malacañán, from Tagalog mamalakayahan, from mamalakaya+han, ultimately from lakaya. A common folk etymology is it was derived from Tagalog may lakan diyan. The final -g was added to the name during the American colonial era (1898-1946).

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