Tarlac

Tar·lac
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Philippines/tɐɹˈlak/US/ˈtɑɹlæk/UK/ˈtɑːlæk/Australia/ˈtɐːlæk/

proper noun

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tarlac City.

“Meronyms: Anao, Bamban, Camiling, Capas, Concepcion, Gerona, La Paz, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Jose, San Manuel, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac City, Victoria — city and municipalities of Tarlac”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tarlac City.

    Meronyms: Anao, Bamban, Camiling, Capas, Concepcion, Gerona, La Paz, Mayantoc, Moncada, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Clemente, San Jose, San Manuel, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac City, Victoria — city and municipalities of Tarlac

Origin

  1. Kapampangantarlak“a species of cane”
  2. SpanishTarlac
  3. EnglishTarlac

From Spanish Tarlac, from Kapampangan tarlak (“a species of cane”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 丹轆 /丹辘
  • 丹轆 /丹辘 (daan¹ luk⁶)province of the Philippines
Chinese Mandarin 丹轆 /丹辘
  • 丹轆 /丹辘 (Dānlù)province of the Philippines
French Tarlac
  • Tarlacprovince of the Philippines
Japanese タルラック
  • タルラック (Tarurakku)province of the Philippines
Korean 타를라크
  • 타를라크 (tareullakeu)province of the Philippines
Russian Тарлак
  • Тарлак (Tarlak)province of the Philippines
Spanish Tarlac
  • Tarlacprovince of the Philippines
Tagalog Tarlac
  • Tarlacprovince of the Philippines
Cite this entry
APA

Tarlac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarlac

MLA

“Tarlac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarlac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tarlac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tarlac.

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