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Binondo

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Philippines/bɪˈnon.do/

Binondo proper noun: a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

binondo: a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Proper noun

Binondo

  1. A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    Synonyms:
    Manila Chinatown
  2. A barangay of Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines.

Binondo meaning in Tagalog

Binondo in Tagalog

district of Manila in the Philippines
Binondo

Synonyms of Binondo

  • Manila Chinatown

Origin of Binondo

Borrowed from Spanish Binondo, with the older form Binondoc or Minondoc, as attested in the Velarde map, possibly from Tagalog binundok (“formed into a mound or embankment; species of rice grown in fertile irrigated land”), from bundok (“mountain”) + -in- (“verb infix”), according to Nick Joaquin, or from *ming- + Tagalog tundok, according to Potet.

Questions about Binondo

What does Binondo mean?
Binondo means a district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
What is Binondo in Tagalog?
Binondo in Tagalog is Binondo. See Binondo meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Binondo?
Binondo is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Binondo?
Binondo is pronounced /bɪˈnon.do/ (Philippines).

Words near Binondo in the dictionary

  1. binominal name
  2. binominal names
  3. binominals
  4. binominous
  5. binoms
  6. Binondo
  7. Binongto-an
  8. binop
  9. binops
  10. binor-S
  11. binormal

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