Meanings
alternative P'que · alternative Pque
- An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Meronyms: BF Homes, Baclaran, Don Bosco, Don Galo, La Huerta, Marcelo Green Village, Merville, Moonwalk, San Antonio, San Dionisio, San Isidro, San Martin de Porres, Santo Niño, Sun Valley, Tambo, Vitalez — barangays of Parañaque
Origin
- TagalogPalanyag
- SpanishParañaque
- EnglishParañaque
From Spanish Parañaque, from earlier Palañac, an earlier Hispanized form of Tagalog Palanyag, attested in 1582, of uncertain origin.
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Chinese Cantonese 巴蘭那克 /巴兰那克
- 巴蘭那克 /巴兰那克 (baa¹ laan⁴ naa⁵ hak¹)city in the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 帕拉尼亞克 /帕拉尼亚克, 帕拉納克 /帕拉纳克
- 帕拉尼亞克 /帕拉尼亚克 (Pàlāníyǎkè)city in the Philippines
- 帕拉納克 /帕拉纳克 (Pàlānàkè)city in the Philippines
Japanese パラニャーケ
- パラニャーケ (Paranyāke)city in the Philippines
Korean 파라냐케
- 파라냐케 (paranyake)city in the Philippines
Russian Параньяке
- Параньяке (Paranʹjake)city in the Philippines
Spanish Parañaque
- Parañaquecity in the Philippines
Tagalog Parañaque, Palanyag
- Parañaquecity in the Philippines
- Palanyagcity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
Parañaque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Para%C3%B1aque
“Parañaque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Para%C3%B1aque. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parañaque,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Para%C3%B1aque.
Source: Parañaque on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.