Mactan
Cebuano
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Etymology
[edit]From Spanish Mactan, from earlier Spanish Manctan of uncertain origin. Oral tradition suggests that it is derived from Cebuano mangatang meaning "one(s) who wait", which was used in place of Opon after Lapu-Lapu supposedly used the island as an outpost for piracy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mactán
- Mactan (an island in the Philippines)
- A barangay of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines, the supposed site of the Battle of Mactan and named after the island
- (historical) A historical polity in the Philippines
Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:Mactan.
Categories:
- Cebuano terms borrowed from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano terms borrowed back into Cebuano
- Cebuano terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- Cebuano terms spelled with C
- ceb:Islands
- ceb:Places in the Philippines
- ceb:Neighborhoods in Cebu, Philippines
- ceb:Places in Cebu, Philippines
- Cebuano terms with historical senses
- ceb:Historical polities
- ceb:Barangays of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines