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Barbaza

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Named after Spanish governor Enrique Barboza. The spelling was later changed to Barbaza because of the difficulty in pronouncing the former name.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɾˈbaza/ [bɐɾˈbaː.zɐ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /baɾˈbasa/ [bɐɾˈbaː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aza, (more native-sounding) -asa
  • Syllabification: Bar‧ba‧za

Proper noun

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Barbaza (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜊᜐ)

  1. A municipality of Antique, Philippines