Etymology

Surigao

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Today it means: A former province of the Philippines. Full definition →

Spanish Surigao ← kyk Suligaw
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The story

  1. kyk · derived fromSuligaw“the Surigao River”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromSurigao
  3. English todaySurigao

From Spanish Surigao, previously spelled as Suligao, from Kamayo Suligaw (“the Surigao River”), from suligao (“springwater”).

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