Bacolor

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proper noun

A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.

OriginSpanish Bácolor ← Kapampangan bakulud →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.

Origin

  1. Kapampanganbakulud“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”
  2. SpanishBácolor
  3. EnglishBacolor

Borrowed from Spanish Bácolor, modern variant of Spanish Bacolod, from Kapampangan bakulud (“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”). Compare Tagalog Bacoor and Hiligaynon Bacolod.

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APA

Bacolor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacolor

MLA

“Bacolor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacolor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bacolor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bacolor.

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