Etymology

Mindanao

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Today it means: An island of the Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish Mindanao ← Maguindanao Magindanaw
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The story

  1. Maguindanao · derived fromMagindanaw
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMindanao
  3. English todayMindanao

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Words from the same roots

MaguindanaoMagindanaw all →

Maguindanao

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