Etymology

Tarlac

Tar·lac
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Today it means: A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tarlac City. Full definition →

Spanish Tarlac ← Kapampangan tarlak
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  1. Kapampangan · derived fromtarlak“a species of cane”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromTarlac
  3. English todayTarlac

From Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan tarlak (“a species of cane”).

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