Quiapo

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo.

Pronunciation
  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /ˈkja.poʔ/, /ˈkja.po/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkjɑpoʊ/

Proper noun

Quiapo

  1. A district of Manila, Philippines

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo, from Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.pɔʔ]

Proper noun

Quiapo (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ)

  1. Quiapo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)
  2. a surname

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Quiapo.

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Kiyapo, Kuyapo — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo (“Nile cabbage”), from Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). See also Cuyapo.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.poʔ]
  • Rhymes: -apoʔ
  • Homophone: kiyapo
  • Syllabification: Qui‧a‧po

Proper noun

Quiapò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ)

  1. Quiapo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)
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