Claveria

Cebuano

Proper noun

Claveria

1. A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines
2. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Claveria.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Clavería, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. The places in the Philippines are named after Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, 1st Count of Manila and 71st Spanish governor-general of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /klaveˈɾia/ [klɐ.vɛˈɾiː.ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /klabeˈɾia/ [klɐ.bɛˈɾiː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: Cla‧ve‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Claveria (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜊᜒᜇᜒᜌ)

1. several places in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines
   2. A municipality of Misamis Oriental
2. a surname from Spanish