calamba

Ca·lam·ba
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Philippines/kɐ.lɐmˈba/US/kæˈlɑmbɑ/

proper noun

A city in Laguna, Philippines.

OriginTagalog Calamba ← Cebuano Calamba →
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Meanings

calamba1

nouncalamba (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of calambac.

Calamba2

proper noun
  1. A city in Laguna, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
  4. A municipality of Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

Origin

  1. CebuanoCalamba
  2. TagalogCalamba
  3. EnglishCalamba

Borrowed from Tagalog Calamba and Cebuano Calamba, from kalamba.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 卡蘭巴 /卡兰巴
  • 卡蘭巴 /卡兰巴 (Kǎlánbā)city in the Philippines
Japanese カランバ
  • カランバ (Karanba)city in the Philippines
Korean 칼람바
  • 칼람바 (Kallamba)city in the Philippines
Spanish Calambá
  • Calambácity in the Philippines
Tagalog Calamba
  • Calambacity in the Philippines

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Malabca
Cite this entry
APA

calamba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamba

MLA

“calamba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamba.

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