Etymology

Bicol River

Today it means: A large river in Camarines Sur, Philippines. Full definition →

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The story

Named in the early Spanish charts as Vicor, Vicol, Bico, believed to have come from biko, a Bikol word which means "twisted" or "bent"; see Central Bikol Bikol for more.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.