Meanings
proper noun
- An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Meronyms: North Caloocan, South Caloocan — halves of Caloocan
- A barangay of Balayan, Batangas, Philippines.
- A barangay of Talisay, Batangas, Philippines.
- A barangay of Matnog, Sorsogon, Philippines.
- A barangay of Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines.
Origin
- TagalogCaloocan
- EnglishCaloocan
From Tagalog Caloocan, from kalookan.
More words from Tagalog
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Bulgarian Калоокан
- Калоокан (Kalookan)city in the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 加洛坎
- 加洛坎 (Jiāluòkǎn)city in the Philippines
Japanese カローカン
- カローカンcity in the Philippines
Korean 카로오칸
- 카로오칸 (karookan)city in the Philippines
Russian Калоокан
- Калоокан (Kalookan)city in the Philippines
Spanish Caloocan
- Caloocancity in the Philippines
Tagalog Caloocan
- Caloocancity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Caloocan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caloocan
MLA
“Caloocan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caloocan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caloocan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caloocan.
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