Batangas

English

Proper noun

Batangas

1. A province of the Philippines.
2. A city and the provincial capital of the province.

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Cebuano

Proper noun

Batangas

1. the province of Batangas
2. the city of Batangas

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Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog batangan (“wooden raft”), from batang (“log”), after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Proper noun

Batangas f

1. A province of the Philippines.
2. A city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality.

Derived terms

• batangueño

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Tagalog

Etymology

From batangan (“wooden raft”), from batang (“log”). The province is named by the Spaniards after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Proper noun

Batangas

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)

1. A province of the Philippines.
2. A city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality.

Related terms

• Batangueño

See also

• Bonbon