Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Cavite, Philippines.
Origin
- TagalogTagaytay
- EnglishTagaytay
From Tagalog Tagaytay, from tagaytay (“mountain ridge”), referring to the mountain ridge near Mount Sungay overlooking Taal Lake. By folk etymology, from "taga, itay!", referring to the yells of a boy (with his father, hunting in the forest) that echoed on the mountains on the present location of the city.
More words from Tagalog
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 大雅臺 /大雅台
- 大雅臺 /大雅台city in the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 大雅臺 /大雅台
- 大雅臺 /大雅台 (Dàyǎtái)city in the Philippines
French Tagaytay
- Tagaytaycity in the Philippines
Japanese タガイタイ
- タガイタイcity in the Philippines
Korean 타가이타이
- 타가이타이 (tagaitai)city in the Philippines
Portuguese Tagaytay
- Tagaytaycity in the Philippines
Russian Тагайтай
- Тагайтай (Tagajtaj)city in the Philippines
Spanish Tagaytay
- Tagaytaycity in the Philippines
Tagalog Tagaytay
- Tagaytaycity in the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA
Tagaytay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tagaytay
MLA
“Tagaytay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tagaytay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tagaytay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tagaytay.
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