English Explanatory Dictionary

Vigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈvi.ɡɐn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mlgc1998-Vigan.wav

Word forms

Vigan

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.

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