Bacolor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bácolor, modern variant of Spanish Bacolod, from Kapampangan bakulud (“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”). Compare Tagalog Bacoor and Hiligaynon Bacolod.

Bacolor recorded as Bacolod in the 1734 Velarde map, which in the 1744 version is recorded as Bacolor

Proper noun

Bacolor

1. A municipality of Pampanga, Philippines.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bácolor, modern variant of Spanish Bacolod, from bakulud (“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”). Compare Tagalog Bacoor and Hiligaynon Bacolod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakoloɾ/ [ˈbäː.xo.loɾ]
• Hyphenation: Ba‧co‧lor

Proper noun

Bácolor

1. Bacolor (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bácolor, modern variant of Spanish Bacolod, from Kapampangan bakulud (“elevated piece of land; highland plain; plateau”). Compare Bacoor and Hiligaynon Bacolod.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /bakoˈloɾ/ [bɐ.xoˈloɾ]
    • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbakoloɾ/ [ˌbaː.xoˈloɾ] (prescribed)
    • Rhymes: -akoloɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧co‧lor

Proper noun

Bacolór or Bácolór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

1. Bacolor (a municipality of Pampanga, Philippines)