Etymology

Bacolod

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Today it means: An independent city, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish Bacólod ← Hiligaynon bakolod
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The story

  1. Hiligaynon · derived frombakolod“hill”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromBacólod
  3. English todayBacolod

Borrowed from Spanish Bacólod, ultimately from Hiligaynon bakolod (“hill”).

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