English Explanatory Dictionary

Tagaytay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Cavite, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/tɐ.ɡaɪ̯ˈtaɪ̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Tagaytay.wav

Word forms

Tagaytay

Etymology

From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.

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