Quiapo

English

Alternative forms

• Cuyapo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo.

Pronunciation

• (Philippine) IPA^(key): /ˈkja.poʔ/, /ˈkja.po/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɑpoʊ/

Proper noun

Quiapo

1. A district of Manila, Philippines

Translations

district of Manila, Philippines

• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 奎阿坡 (Khe-a-pho), 溪仔婆 (Khe-á-pô) (Philippine Hokkien)

  Mandarin: 奎阿坡 (Kuí'āpō)

• Japanese: キアポ (Kiapo)
• Korean: 키아포 (Kiapo)
• Russian: Киа́по (Kiápo)
• Spanish: Quiapo
• Tagalog: Quiapo

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo, from Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.pɔʔ]

Proper noun

Quiapo (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ)

1. Quiapo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)
2. a surname

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Quiapo.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Kiyapo, Kuyapo — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quiapo, from Tagalog kiyapo (“Nile cabbage”), from Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). See also Cuyapo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.poʔ]
• Rhymes: -apoʔ
• Homophone: kiyapo
• Syllabification: Qui‧a‧po

Proper noun

Quiapò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ)

1. Quiapo (a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines)

Related terms

• Cuyapo
• kiyapo