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Chabakano

Chabakano is the alternative form of Chavacano.

Meaning of Chavacano

Proper noun

Chavacano

  1. The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
    • Moreover, Chavacano, especially the Temate dialect, is suffering from a dearth of publications. To reverse this trend, Chavacano-speakers in Cavite City have been publishing articles and poems in their language through their newsletter, NOTICIA, Amigos del Biblioteca y Museo de Cavite.2004, Chan Sin-wai, editor, Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 129
    Synonyms:
    Zamboangueño, Chabakano

Questions about Chabakano

What is Chabakano the alternative form of?
Chabakano is the alternative form of Chavacano.

Words near Chabakano in the dictionary

  1. Chabacano
  2. Chabad
  3. Chabadnik
  4. Chabadnikim
  5. Chabadniks
  6. Chabakano
  7. Chaban
  8. Chabane
  9. chabasie
  10. chabasies
  11. chabasite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chabakano (page history and authors); Chavacano (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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