Meanings
- A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Synonyms: Manila Chinatown
- A barangay of Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Origin
- Tagalogtundok
- Tagalogbinundok“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”
- SpanishBinondo
- EnglishBinondo
Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.
More words from Spanish, Tagalog
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Chinese Mandarin 岷倫洛 /岷伦洛
- 岷倫洛 /岷伦洛 (Mínlúnluò)district of Manila in the Philippines
Spanish Binondo
- Binondodistrict of Manila in the Philippines
Tagalog Binondo
- Binondodistrict of Manila in the Philippines
Cite this entry
Binondo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Binondo
“Binondo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Binondo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Binondo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Binondo.
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