Roxas

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From archaic form of Spanish Rojas, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (which was written when X was also used for Spanish /x/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾohas/, [ˈɾo.has]

Proper noun

Roxas

1. a surname from Spanish,
2. Manuel Roxas, 5th President of the Philippines
3. Roxas (the provincial capital, the largest city in Capiz, Philippines)
4. Roxas (a municipality of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines)

Spanish

Etymology

See Rojas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroxas/ [ˈro.xas]
• Rhymes: -oxas
• Syllabification: Ro‧xas

Proper noun

Roxas m or f by sense

1. a surname, a variant of Rojas mostly found in the Philippines
2. Roxas (the provincial capital, the largest city in Capiz, Philippines)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Roxas, an archaic form of Rojas, introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (which was written when ⟨x⟩ was also used for Spanish /x/).

The places in the Philippines are named after Manuel Roxas, the fifth president of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾohas/, [ˈɾo.hɐs]
• Hyphenation: Ro‧xas

Proper noun

Roxas (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜑᜐ᜔)

1. Roxas (the provincial capital, the largest city in Capiz, Philippines; former name: Capiz)
2. Manuel Roxas (5th president of the Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish
4. several locations in the Philippines:
   1. A municipality of Isabela
   2. A municipality of Oriental Mindoro
   3. A municipality of Palawan
   4. A barangay of Quezon City