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Kagay-anon

Kagay-anon noun: a person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

Noun

Kagay-anon

  1. A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
    • As for the piece of land where Ah Fat used to be, it's still an unused empty lot, a silent witness to the life of a Cantonese immigrant named Yu New, who became a Kagay-anon known as Ah Fat and built a bakery that came to define an era […]2010, Ann Gorra, City of Gold, page 32

Origin of Kagay-anon

Borrowed from Cebuano Kagay-anon, from kagayan, meaning "river".

Questions about Kagay-anon

What does Kagay-anon mean?
Kagay-anon means a person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
What part of speech is Kagay-anon?
Kagay-anon is a noun.

Words near Kagay-anon in the dictionary

  1. Kaganhao
  2. Kaganof
  3. kagans
  4. Kagawa
  5. Kagawasan
  6. Kagay-anon
  7. Kagayanen
  8. Kagbana
  9. kage
  10. Kagel
  11. Kagels

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