Surigao del Norte

English

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao del Norte, via Surigao +‎ del +‎ norte. One of 3 provinces, the other Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands, created from Surigao.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ɾɪˌɡaʊ̯ dɛl ˈnoɾ.tɛ/

Proper noun

Surigao del Norte

1. A province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Surigao City

Cebuano

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao del Norte, via Surigao +‎ del +‎ norte. One of 3 provinces, the other Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands, created from Surigao.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Su‧ri‧gao del Nor‧te
• IPA^(key): /suɾiˌɡaw del ˈnoɾte/, [s̪ʊ.ɾ̪ɪˌɡaʊ̯ d̪el̪ ˈn̪oɾ̪.t̪e]

Proper noun

Surigao del Norte

1. Surigao del Norte (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Surigao City)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish Surigao del Norte, via Surigao +‎ del +‎ norte. One of 3 provinces, the other Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands, created from Surigao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suɾiˌɡaw del ˈnoɾte/ [sʊ.ɾɪˌɣaʊ̯ dɛl ˈnoɾ.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: Su‧ri‧gao del Nor‧te

Proper noun

Surigáo del Norte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇᜒᜄᜏ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. Surigao del Norte (a province of Caraga, Mindanao, Philippines; capital and largest city: Surigao City)

Further reading

• “Surigao del Norte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018