Etymology

Parañaque

Today it means: An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish Parañaque ← Tagalog Palanyag
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  1. Tagalog · derived fromPalanyag
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromParañaque
  3. English todayParañaque

From Spanish Parañaque, from earlier Palañac, an earlier Hispanized form of Tagalog Palanyag, attested in 1582, of uncertain origin.

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