Bacoor

English

Alternative forms

• Bacor, Vacol (archaic, historical)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/

Proper noun

Bacoor

1. A city in Cavite, Philippines.

Translations

city in Cavite, Philippines

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 猫戈奥 (Bâ-ko-ò) (Philippines)

  Mandarin: 巴科奧爾 / 巴科奥尔 (Bākē'ào'ěr), 巴庫爾 / 巴库尔 (Bākù'ěr)

• Japanese: バコール (Bakōru)
• Korean: 바코오르 (Bakooreu)
• Spanish: Bacoor
• Tagalog: Bacoor

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Bacor, Vacol (obsolete, historical)

Etymology

From Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bakoˈoɾ/ [ba.koˈoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧co‧or

Proper noun

Bacoor ?

1. Bacoor (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from bakood (“elevated piece of land; highland; hill; hillock”). Compare Kapampangan Bacolor and Hiligaynon Bacolod. However, according to folk etymology, it came from bakod (“fence”) instead. See also bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bakoˈʔoɾ/ [bɐ.xoˈʔoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧co‧or

Proper noun

Bacoór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜓᜂᜇ᜔)

1. Bacoor (a city in Cavite, Philippines)

Further reading

• “Historical Background of Bacoor”, in Bacoor Government Center, 2024 January 27 (last accessed)