Caviteño

adjective

Of, or pertaining to Cavite.

Meanings

adjectiveCaviteño (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or pertaining to Cavite.
nounCaviteño (plural Caviteños)

plural Caviteños

  1. A person from Cavite.
proper noun
  1. The Chavacano dialect spoken in Cavite City.

Origin

  1. Spanishcaviteño
  2. TagalogCaviteño
  3. EnglishCaviteño

From Tagalog Caviteño, from Spanish caviteño, from Cavite + -eño.

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APA

Caviteño. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavite%C3%B1o

MLA

“Caviteño.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavite%C3%B1o. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caviteño,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cavite%C3%B1o.

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